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Distribution underway for 1st COVID-19 vaccine

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Dec 14, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic turned a corner over the weekend, as the federal Food and Drug Administration authorized the first vaccine in the U.S., and distribution began to California and the other 49 states.

Wiener reintroduces supervised injection bill

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Dec 9, 2020

State Senator Scott Wiener does not give up when he believes in an issue, and this week he proved it again.

COVID-19 threatens city's progress on HIV

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Dec 1, 2020

San Francisco has made good progress in reducing the number of new HIV diagnoses and promptly getting people into care, but COVID-19 threatens to roll back these gains, health experts said.

Updated: COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective, clinical trial shows

  • HEALTH
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Nov 13, 2020

Two coronavirus vaccine candidates have shown they are more than 90% effective after phase 3 clinical trials.

Celebrations over, Biden releases plan to curb COVID cases

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Nov 11, 2020

While street parties celebrating President-elect Joe Biden's win have ended and Donald Trump's refusing to concede the November 3 election, the incoming team has hit the ground running, releasing a plan to combat the nation's burgeoning COVID-19 epidemic.

FDA approves first treatment for COVID-19

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Oct 23, 2020

The federal Food and Drug Administration approved the first new treatment for COVID-19 October 22.

Wiener to reintroduce supervised injection bill

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Oct 10, 2020

California Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) will reintroduce a bill allowing San Francisco, Oakland, and possibly other cities to open pilot supervised injection sites, he announced at an October 8 news conference in the Tenderloin.

Generic Truvada now available

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Oct 2, 2020

A long-awaited generic version of Truvada, used for both HIV treatment and PrEP, went on the market Friday, October 2.

Timothy Ray Brown, first man cured of HIV, dies of leukemia

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Sep 30, 2020

Timothy Ray Brown, the first person cured of HIV, died September 29 at his home in Palm Springs, surrounded by his partner and friends, after battling a recurrence of leukemia. He was 54.

Timothy Ray Brown, first man cured of HIV, in hospice care

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Sep 22, 2020

Timothy Ray Brown, once known as the Berlin Patient, is in home hospice care due to a recurrence of leukemia, he and his partner, Tim Hoeffgen, have revealed.

SF HIV cases fell by 19% in 2019

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Sep 10, 2020

New HIV diagnoses in San Francisco continue to fall but disparities remain, according to the latest HIV epidemiology report from the San Francisco Department of Public Health.

California woman may be cured of HIV

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Sep 4, 2020

Sacramento resident Loreen Willenberg may be the first person to be cured of HIV without a bone marrow transplant, according to a recent medical journal report.

Legislators, advocates commemorate Ryan White CARE Act anniversary

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Aug 20, 2020

Legislators and advocates commemorated the 30th anniversary of the Ryan White CARE Act this week with a virtual forum sponsored by Vivent Health and the National AIDS Memorial Grove.

Coronavirus vaccines look promising in early studies

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Jul 28, 2020

Four experimental coronavirus vaccines have shown promise in early-stage clinical trials, setting the stage for larger studies – which began for two of them Monday – to see if they can prevent infection and lower the risk of COVID-19 in the real world.

Results presented from Mission and Pride COVID-19 testing

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Jul 15, 2020

About 6% of people in a section of San Francisco's Mission district have had the new coronavirus, with the vast majority of cases among Latinos, according to results from a community testing project presented at the COVID-19 Conference following AIDS 2020

Researchers report long-acting injectable PrEP more effective than Truvada

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Jul 15, 2020

Long-acting injections of cabotegravir administered every two months were more effective at preventing HIV than daily Truvada for gay and bisexual men and transgender women, researchers reported last week at the 23rd International AIDS Conference.

AIDS 2020 underway this week

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Jul 8, 2020

The 23rd International AIDS Conference opened Monday, July 6, with welcoming remarks from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland).

Researchers report long-term HIV remission in Brazilian man

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Jul 7, 2020

A man in Brazil man who was treated with an intensive experimental regimen has no evidence of remaining HIV after more than 15 months off antiretroviral therapy, researchers reported Tuesday at the 23rd International AIDS Conference.

Quilt panels displayed as AIDS 2020 opens

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Jul 6, 2020

The 23rd International AIDS Conference opened Monday, July 6, with welcoming remarks from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland).

Coronavirus testing to be offered at Sunday protest

  • NEWS
  • by Liz Highleyman
  • Jun 27, 2020

In an effort to better understand San Francisco's COVID-19 epidemic, free coronavirus testing will be available for queer and trans people of color and allies Sunday, June 28, at the Pride Is a Riot protest near Mission Dolores Park.