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HIV diagnoses in gay and bi men are at their lowest in 20 years
Down 80% from the highest point.
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Government slashes the budget for PrEP roll-out in England
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has slashed the budget earmarked for the HIV Prevention Pill, PrEP even before the roll out across England begins. It was announced earlier this year that the DHSC had set aside a budget for local authorities in England to deliver PrEP to those “who need it most”. […]
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Lockdown an “opportunity to end new HIV infections altogether”
Get testing….
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HIV And Covid-19 | I’m living with HIV – is it safe for me to hook up with people?
Does social distancing also mean hookups? What about hooking up and having sex during the current situation, particularly if you’re living with HIV? Firstly we asked Doctor Earim Chaudry, the Medical Director at Manual, who told us that Covid-19 isn’t sexually transmitted, but the virus can still be transmitted by direct contact between two people, […]
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HIV and Covid-19: I’m worried about getting my meds if there’s a lockdown – what can I do?
If you’re living with HIV and you are concerned about the ability to get HIV medications during the current Covid-19 outbreak we’ve got some reassuring news for you. THEGAYUK.com spoke to leading HIV awareness activist, Philip Baldwin, who told us that, “both the NHS and the British HIV Association have made it clear that everyone […]
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PrEP is now available across England for those who need it
It’s taken a long time and a trial that limited the number of people who could access the revolutionary drug that halts the spread of HIV, but PrEP is finally available to those who need it in England. The PrEP trial originally allowed for 10,000 patients to take PrEP, it was extended to 26,000, but […]
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Where can I get a free at-home HIV test?
Did you know you can test yourself for HIV in the comfort of your own home? Thanks to at-home testing you no longer have to book an appointment at your local sexual health clinic to test for a variety of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. However we’d always suggest you book an appointment with a […]
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There’s no evidence to suggest that people living with HIV are at greater risk of contracting Coronavirus
The British HIV Association (BHIVA) has issued a statement saying that people living with HIV are at no greater risk regarding coronavirus. However, the BHIVA has recommended that people living with HIV should follow the updates from Public Health England, Health Protection Scotland, Public Health Wales, the Department of Health Northern Ireland and the Health […]
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Limiting PrEP is holding us back in the fight to end new HIV transmissions
The fight to end new HIV transmissions in England and Wales is being severely limited according to the Head of Policy, Debbie Laycock, at the Terrence Higgins Trust. Although there are plans to make PrEP more widely available from April, Laycock says that the “continued lack of detail from Ministers about what a national programme […]
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HIV transmission rates have dropped 73%
There has been a drop in new HIV transmissions between 2014 and 2018, across the UK, a new report has found. New data showing substantial progress on reducing HIV rates in the capital has been welcomed by London Councils. National figures released today by Public Health England highlight that HIV diagnoses have fallen faster in […]
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There’s something you need to know about these men with HIV
They are all undetectable A new campaign by GMFA is aiming to educate us all about U Equals U, which simply means that if a person who has HIV, has an undetectable viral load cannot pass the virus on to you. The campaign, for FS Magazine, features 17 prominent and up-and-coming activists, focuses on the […]