Confronting Another Pandemic: Lessons from HIV can Inform Our COVID-19 Response
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The novel coronavirus 2019 illness (COVID-19) has completely transformed and uprooted lives across the globe. While different diseases, there are critical observations and lessons to be learned from the ongoing HIV epidemic to inform our response to COVID-19. We reflect on how this relates to (1) testing, including contact tracing; (2) health system redesign; (3) telehealth; (4) health disparities; (5) political denial, with inadequate and uncoordinated governmental response; (6) occupational exposure; and (7) complex reactions among healthcare providers. Decades of experiences with HIV provide an important framework for moving forward as we combat COVID-19.
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- Authors
- Edelman, E. J., Aoun-Barakat, L., Villanueva, M., & Friedland, G.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Edelman, E. Jennifer
- Venue
- AIDS and Behavior
- Published
- 2020-05-12
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1977-1979
- ISSN
- 1090-7165 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3254
- PMC
- PMC7215127
- OpenAlex
- W3024484402
- Cited by
- 42
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 6
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- AIDS and Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (UL1TR001863)
- National Institute of Mental Health (P30MH062294)
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Modeling and Simulation › COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges
- Keywords
- COVID-19 pandemic, HIV/AIDS epidemic, pandemic preparedness, contact tracing, HIV testing, health system redesign, telemedicine, health disparities, political denial, government response, occupational exposure
- MeSH terms
- Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Communicable Disease Control, Humans, Pneumonia, Viral, Social Behavior, HIV Infections, Occupational Exposure, Contact Tracing, Telemedicine, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Infections, Patient-Centered Care, Health Status Disparities, Healthcare Disparities, Pandemics
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