A quarter of gay men have problems getting tested because centres have closed down. FMTNews
WASHINGTON: If lockdowns and stay-at-home orders are succeeding in slowing the spread of the coronavirus, health experts warn that the measures could unintentionally undermine efforts to contain another potentially deadly disease: HIV.
“It’s very likely that people’s risk behaviours will resume before they will have full access to prevention services,” he said.The full impact of the pandemic on HIV transmission will not be known before next year, when the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention publishes its statistics on 2020 infections.
Around 50 people used to come in every day to get tested, including many gay people, and for many it had become a routine check-up carried out every three months. “People are just scared of a hospital right now, so I’m pretty worried,” said Spinelli, who practices at the city’s largest hospital.He fears that in the chaos of the pandemic, some of them are not going to pharmacies or taking their daily medication, which could allow their viral load to shoot up and make the patients to become contagious again.
But by forcing healthcare professionals to improvise, the pandemic will also bring about other lasting, positive changes in prevention strategies.
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