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News (World)Zimbabwe has decriminalized the transmission of HIV
“This decision strengthens the HIV response in Zimbabwe by reducing the stigma and discrimination that too often prevents vulnerable groups of people from receiving HIV prevention, care and treatment services.”
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Health and Wellness
Virginia moves forward on bill to decriminalize HIV transmission
Virginia could be the first state in the South to decriminalize HIV transmission.
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News (USA)Florida man charged with “criminal transmission of HIV” after he spit on a paramedic
HIV cannot be transmitted through saliva and the paramedic was wearing a mask. But Florida law on HIV still allows him to be prosecuted.
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Health and WellnessHIV transmission was going down for years. But the trend stopped.
The CDC’s latest report shows that we aren’t making progress against HIV transmission.
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Health and Wellness
While England is making PrEP dramatically cheaper, American men still can’t afford it
Thanks to a court ruling in the UK, a cheaper generic version of PrEP will be available in the future.
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Health and WellnessA new study links gay male loneliness with high-risk sex
Loneliness can cause gay men to forego a condom.
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Health and WellnessStudy shows HIV+ men can have condomless sex without transmitting the virus
Scientists studied over 40,000 incidents of condomless sex between partners with different HIV statuses and didn’t find a single transmission of the virus.
