US President Joe Biden wants to end the HIV epidemic in the United States by 2030. A new national strategy must tackle HIV and AIDS.
US President Joe Biden wants to end the HIV epidemic in the United States by 2030. A new national strategy must tackle HIV and AIDS. The White House announced this on Wednesday on the occasion of World AIDS Day.
The coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted all aspects of the fight against HIV and AIDS, from prevention to treatment and research. The United States therefore wants to make more efforts to combat the disease. Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump also previously pledged to “eradicate” the HIV epidemic in the country by the end of this decade.
According to recent estimates from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1.2 million Americans were living with an HIV infection at the end of 2019. That same year, 36,801 people were diagnosed with HIV. According to the report, the diagnosis rate fell by nine percent between 2015 and 2019.
The HIV virus damages the immune system. This makes it increasingly difficult for the body to fight pathogens. Infection is possible through blood and semen, among other things. If an HIV infection is not recognized and treated in time, the immunodeficiency disease AIDS develops. Today, drugs can prevent the virus from multiplying in the blood.
US President Joe Biden wants to end the HIV epidemic in the United States by 2030. A new national strategy must tackle HIV and AIDS. The White House announced this on Wednesday on the occasion of World AIDS Day. The coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted all aspects of the fight against HIV and AIDS, from prevention to treatment and research. The United States therefore wants to make more efforts to combat the disease. Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump also previously pledged to “eradicate” the HIV epidemic in the country by the end of this decade. According to recent estimates from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1.2 million Americans were living with an HIV infection at the end of 2019. That same year, 36,801 people were diagnosed with HIV. According to the report, the diagnosis rate fell by nine percent between 2015 and 2019. The HIV virus damages the immune system. This makes it increasingly difficult for the body to fight pathogens. Infection is possible through blood and semen, among other things. If an HIV infection is not recognized and treated in time, the immunodeficiency disease AIDS develops. Today, drugs can prevent the virus from multiplying in the blood.
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