The Chief Specialist in US Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci said that Coronavirus pandemic aggravated the fight against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). He announced this at the UN General Assembly meeting, RIA Novosti reports.
Faucci called the situation with HIV a problem, exacerbated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to him, Coronavirus seriously prevented the fight against HIV / AIDS, “pulling out scientific and financial resources, interrupting the supply chain and enhanced for people with HIV the risk of infection with another deadly virus.”
“To confront these challenges, we must intensify our joint research efforts and free supply chains. We should also ensure that people with HIV in all countries have operational access to drug vaccines from COVID-19, while deliveries Preparations against HIV were also supported, “- called Faucci.
Earlier, Faucci called the way to protect against the Omicron strain COVID-19. According to him, for this, it is necessary to be inaccinated for this, and vaccinated – get a booster dose of the drug. He recalled that when a person receives an additional dose of vaccine, the level of protection increases markedly.