'COVID is going to have a major impact on the trajectory of the HIV epidemic,' said Dr. Steven Deeks, an HIV researcher. 'We just don't know how.'
show that HIV-positive people infected with COVID-19 did not fare worse than those without HIV. Scientists are not sure why."The bottom line is we have no idea," Deeks said."We have lots of interesting questions, lots of important questions and lots of anecdotes. But at the end of day, we don't have much data at all."
"I am pretty sure that my patients, my older, primarily gay men who survived the '80s and '90s, were the first to effectively shelter in place because they know what a pandemic is," Deeks said."They know how a virus can ravage a community. They know how important social distancing is." John Schumacher, a 63-year-old soft spoken gay male, is a case in point. Over the years, the long-term HIV survivor and community volunteer has faced many perilous moments with his health.
"We think we had the training to do better in this pandemic," said Jesus Guillen of San Francisco."We have experience at many of these things. We know how to push past barriers."
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