{"id":2083611,"date":"2023-10-30T06:18:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T10:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-warns-people-with-hiv-have-a-higher-covid-19-reinfection-chance\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T06:22:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T10:22:19","slug":"cdc-warns-people-with-hiv-have-a-higher-covid-19-reinfection-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-warns-people-with-hiv-have-a-higher-covid-19-reinfection-chance\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC cautions HIV+ individuals at greater risk of COVID-19 reinfection."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcdc-warns-people-with-hiv-have-a-higher-covid-19-reinfection-chance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2083611&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>The \u200cImpact of HIV \u200bon\u2062 COVID-19 Reinfection Rates<\/h2>\n<p>A recent study conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \u200c(CDC) has revealed that individuals with HIV are at a higher risk of\u2062 being \u2064reinfected \u200bwith COVID-19 compared\u200d to those without HIV.<\/p>\n<p>The study, \u2063published in Emerging \u2063Infectious Diseases, analyzed data from 453,587 adults in Chicago who had contracted\u2064 COVID-19. \u2062The \u200cresearchers then examined the COVID-19 testing results in relation to \u200cChicago&#8217;s \u2064AIDS and\u2063 HIV reporting system.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;HIV\u2062 can\u2063 compromise the immune system; persons with HIV (PWH),\u200b especially those \u200bnot \u200creceiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), might be vulnerable\u2064 to SARS-CoV-2\u200c infection,&#8221; the\u200b researchers \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/wwwnc.cdc.gov\/eid\/article\/29\/11\/23-0577_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explained<\/a>. \u2062&#8221;Understanding how COVID-19 affects PWH is important because approximately half of PWH are over 50 years of age and have higher rates of medical comorbidities, compared\u200d with persons without HIV (PWOH).&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/cdc-data-shows-covid-hospitalizations-continue-to-drop-5517385?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">COVID Hospitalizations \u200cContinue \u2062to Drop, \u2064CDC Data Show<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/cdc-data-shows-covid-hospitalizations-continue-to-drop-5517385?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/cdc-advisers-vote-on-updating-immunization-schedules-5517415?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Meeting of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/cdc-advisers-vote-on-updating-immunization-schedules-5517415?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The \u2063study found that\u200b 5.3 percent of individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 \u2062experienced reinfection. Among them, 6.7 percent were people with HIV and 5.2 percent\u2063 were people without HIV.<\/p>\n<p>Remarkably, regardless of the COVID-19 variant or timing, individuals \u200dwith HIV consistently exhibited a higher rate of reinfection compared \u2063to those without HIV, according \u2063to \u200dthe CDC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Understanding if persons with HIV have a higher risk for \u200bSARS-CoV-2 reinfection may help tailor future COVID-19 public health guidance,&#8221; the authors emphasized, while recommending \u2063vaccines and boosters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Health\u200d officials\u2063 have highlighted that \u2063HIV, a virus that weakens the immune system \u200dby \u2064infecting CD4\u2064 cells, can make individuals more susceptible to COVID-19. Several \u2064studies have confirmed that\u2062 individuals with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-advisers-to-discuss-covid-booster-shots-for-those-with-weakened-immune-systems\/\" title=\"CDC advisers to discuss COVID booster shots for those with weakened immune systems\">compromised immune systems<\/a> are at a higher risk of contracting the virus.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Evaluating the association \u200dbetween HIV infection and SARS-CoV-2 reinfections using surveillance data\u2064 can help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-warns-people-with-hiv-have-a-higher-covid-19-reinfection-chance\/\" title=\"CDC cautions HIV+ individuals at greater risk of COVID-19 reinfection.\">strengthen \u2062public health recommendations<\/a>, including the need for extra\u200d doses as\u2064 part of a primary \u2064series, booster doses of \u2062vaccine, and optimized [antiretroviral therapy] in\u200d [persons with HIV],&#8221; the authors stated. &#8220;Tailored guidance and\u2063 prevention messaging for [persons with HIV] can help reduce the\u200c elevated risk we identified in this analysis and limit continued SARS-CoV-2 \u2063transmission.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aidsmap.com\/news\/oct-2023\/covid-19-raises-risk-cardiovascular-disease-people-hiv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a> conducted in Spain revealed that \u2064individuals with HIV who were diagnosed with the virus had a\u200c 35 percent \u2063higher chance\u200c of \u2062experiencing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hypertension-drug-timing-is-still-controversial-heres-what-can-help\/\" title=\"Hypertension Drug Timing Is Still Controversial: Here\u2019s What Can Help\">major cardiovascular event<\/a> in the following\u2063 year \u2062compared \u2063to\u200b those \u2064without HIV. Additionally, a study from Johns Hopkins University found that \u200bindividuals with moderate\u200d immune suppression were at a greater risk \u2062of severe breakthrough COVID-19 infection after vaccination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Vaccine Uptake Low<\/h2>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The publication\u200b of the new CDC\u200d HIV and COVID-19 \u2064study coincides with data from \u2063the agency showing that \u2064only a small percentage of Americans have \u2063received the latest booster\u200c shots from Pfizer, Moderna, or Novavax. As\u2064 of mid-October, only 7 percent of adults and 2 percent of children in the \u2064United States have received the latest shot, despite the CDC and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approving the vaccines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>CDC Director Mandy Cohen informed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/10\/24\/covid-flu-vaccine-cdc-director-mandy-cohen-00123268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> that approximately 12 million people, or around \u20643.6 percent of the population, have received the shot. \u200cShe expressed her desire for \u200chigher vaccination rates, stating, &#8220;I \u200dthink we\u2019re on track. Would I\u2063 love to \u200bsee more? Of course, that\u2019s my job \u2064as CDC director is to want more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>However, Pfizer recently revised its guidance \u2063on mRNA vaccines and other COVID-19 products due to lower demand. The company expects\u2062 sales of its \u2064COVID-19 vaccine to be approximately $2 billion lower than previously projected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;We are in the \u2063middle of the COVID fatigue. Nobody wants \u2062to speak about COVID,&#8221; remarked \u2063Pfizer \u200dCEO Albert Bourla during a\u200b call\u200d earlier this month, as \u200dreported by CNBC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fortunately, \u200dhospitalizations for COVID-19 have been steadily declining in recent\u2062 weeks, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-unions-resist-reopening-schools-despite-cdc-guidance-around\/\" title=\"Teachers unions resist reopening schools despite CDC guidance around\">emergency room visits<\/a> and case numbers, \u2062according to the CDC&#8217;s\u2063 weekly data updates. However, a new \u2064COVID-19 variant known as HV.1 is \u2063currently spreading across the\u2062 United States, as reported by\u200c the CDC.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;COVID-19 \u200dvariants continue to emerge but\u200c have \u200cnot resulted in\u200d rapid disease surges,&#8221; the CDC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/health-news\/articles\/2023-10-27\/national-survey-data-7-of-adults-got-new-covid-19-vaccine-in-first-month-of-availability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a> in\u2063 an update. &#8220;We continue to anticipate \u2064a moderate COVID-19 wave, causing around as many \u200chospitalizations \u2062at the\u2064 peak as occurred\u2063 at last\u2064 winter\u2019s peak.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>-What measures can be taken to mitigate the risk\u200d of COVID-19 reinfection in individuals with HIV<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The Impact of HIV on COVID-19 Reinfection Rates<\/p>\n<p>A recent study conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control \u2062and Prevention (CDC) has revealed that individuals \u2064with \u2062HIV are at a higher risk \u200dof being\u200c reinfected with COVID-19 compared to those without HIV.<\/p>\n<p>The study, published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, analyzed data \u2063from 453,587 adults in Chicago who had contracted \u200dCOVID-19. The researchers then examined the COVID-19 testing results in relation\u200d to Chicago&#8217;s AIDS and HIV reporting system.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;HIV can compromise the immune \u200dsystem; persons with HIV (PWH), especially those not \u200breceiving antiretroviral \u200dtherapy \u2064(ART), might\u2062 be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection,&#8221; the \u2063researchers explained. &#8220;Understanding how COVID-19 affects PWH is important because approximately half \u2064of PWH are over 50 years of age and have higher rates of medical comorbidities, compared with \u200cpersons without HIV (PWOH).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dstudy found that 5.3\u200c percent of individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 experienced reinfection. Among them, 6.7 percent were people with HIV and 5.2 percent were people without HIV.<\/p>\n<p>Remarkably, regardless of the \u200cCOVID-19 variant or timing, individuals with HIV consistently\u2064 exhibited a higher rate of reinfection compared to those without HIV, according to the CDC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Understanding\u200c if persons with HIV have a \u200chigher risk for SARS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CDC discovered that individuals with HIV are more prone to COVID-19 reinfection. A study in Emerging Infectious Diseases examined 453,587 COVID-19-infected adults in Chicago, revealing this correlation. 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