People with HIV are at elevated risk of catching Covid-19 even if they’re fully vaccinated, according to a study published by JAMA Network Open.
Vaccinated people with HIV face a 28% higher risk of contracting breakthrough Covid-19 infections than people without HIV, according to a study published Tuesday bythat argued those with HIV should be a high-priority group for vaccine booster shots.... [+]The risk of Covid-19 infection was 3.5% among fully vaccinated people without HIV and 4.
Younger people with HIV were at particularly high risk of getting a breakthrough infection: People with HIV ages 55 and older were less likely to experience breakthrough Covid-19 than people under the age of 55, while people ages 43 and younger were more likely to contract a breakthrough infection compared to older people, researchers found.
Breakthrough Covid-19 cases spiked among the study’s participants at the same time infection rates surged among the general U.S. population, researchers said.treatments, which some people with HIV use to reduce symptoms and risk of transmitting the virus. The study’s authors said all people with HIV should be eligible for additional Covid-19 vaccine shots—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently only recommends multiple booster shots for people with severe or untreated HIV.The conclusiveness of the study was limited because the sample group of patients was 92% male, a greater proportion of men than in the general U.S. population of people with HIV.
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