HIV Research: Paving the Way to COVID Vaccines

The rapid development of COVID vaccines would not have been possible without innovative foundations developed through HIV vaccine research.

• Researchers Report New Case of Spontaneous HIV Cure
• Keeping Dormant HIV Dormant
• Why Do Some Elite Controllers Stop Controlling HIV?

Stark Inequities Continue to Undermine U.S. HIV Response

Unequal access to prevention and care, stigma drive worrying trends for Black and Latino gay men.

• Biden Releases Updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy
• Getting PrEP to Key Populations Is Critical to Global Fight Against HIV
• Guillermo Chacon, A Leading Voice for Healthy Latino Communities

TREAT Asia Mourns the Passing of Cambodian Network Investigator Dr. Ly Penh Sun

Dr. Sun, who passed away on November 9, was a regional champion for HIV prevention, care, and research.

• A Forgotten Epidemic: Expanding Treatment Access for Hepatitis C
• UNAIDS: People Living With HIV More Vulnerable to COVID

World AIDS Day 2021

amfAR figured prominently in activities and media coverage associated with World AIDS Day, December 1, 2021.

End Inequalities. End AIDS. End Pandemics.

Communities across the U.S. and world observe World AIDS Day on December 1.

Ongina and Friends to Support amfAR’s Livestream Fundraiser

Celebrity drag performer Ongina and several of her friends will participate in amfAR’s December Charity Livestream Campaign. Please join us as every gift will be matched, up to $50,000!

COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS

We are constantly gathering new information to keep you up to date on the intersection between HIV and COVID-19. The hard-won lessons of HIV research are informing the race to find effective treatments and a vaccine for COVID-19.