Description

After getting trolled by antivaxxers when we were promoting our free HIV testing service, we decided to bust some of the myths surrounding Covid and HIV. This is a two parter as there were lots of myths to bust!

Sources

COVID-19 vaccination and HIV-1 acquisition – Authors’ reply - The Lancet

COVID-19 vaccination and HIV-1 acquisition - The Lancet

Fact Check-Highly virulent variant of HIV circulating in the Netherlands predates COVID-19 pandemic | Reuters

Covid: Australian vaccine abandoned over false HIV response - BBC News

Fact check: An Australian vaccine trial did not give trial participants HIV | Reuters

South Africa rejects Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine due to HIV concerns (pharmaceutical-technology.com)

Overview of STEP and Phambili trial results: two phase IIb test of concept studies investigating the efficacy of MRK ad5 gag/pol/nef sub-type B HIV vaccine - PMC (nih.gov)

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