On December First each year, we celebrate World AIDS Day, the day is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. In the United States, during 2021, there were an estimated 30,800 new diagnoses of HIV infection and worldwide, there were about 1.5 million new cases of HIV. For some reason, the United States government is instructing its employees to “refrain from messaging” the commemoration of World AIDS Day, according to the New York Times. Since I don’t work for the US government, I will note the day.
CDC estimates that 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV and nearly 13% of those are not aware that they are infected. In addition to recognized risk behaviors, a range of social and economic factors places some Americans at increased risk for HIV infection. Prevention efforts have helped keep the rate of new infections stable in recent years, but continued growth in the number of people living with HIV ultimately may lead to more new infections if prevention, care, and treatment efforts are not targeted to those at greatest risk.
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