Those with HIV urged to get vaccinated vs COVID-19
In a virtual event recently, the Department of Health (DOH) said people with HIV should not be afraid of COVID-19 vaccines. Health Spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire said they could get …
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Filipinos with HIV experience discrimination amid pandemic
It has been more than 3 and a half decades since discovering HIV / AIDs (human immunodeficiency virus / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). However, it is said that people who still …
Male-to-male sex remains dominant cause of HIV transmission in PH
Male-to-male sex remained the dominant mode of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission in the Philippines, data showed. The Department of Health said 735 new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases were …
1 child every 100 seconds gets HIV – UNICEF
UNICEF reported that a child or a young person below 20 years old every minute and 40 seconds acquire HIV in 2019, bringing the total number of children with HIV …
Coronavirus, like HIV ‘may never go away’-WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS–CoV–2) may never go away, and the world should learn how to live with it. WHO …