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Getting tested for HIV? 5 FAQs answered by an expert

Getting tested for HIV can feel intimidating, so GAY TIMES worked with National AIDS Trust to answer five FAQs about the process. WORDS BY CONOR CLARK HEADER IMAGE BY ANISA CLEAVER SPECIAL THANKS TO NATIONAL AIDS TRUST As the UK moves towards its goal of ending new cases of HIV by 2030, testing continues to be one of the most important ways of making this ambition a reality. Once someone knows their HIV status, it then becomes possible to adapt to it – regardless of the result. However, rates of people…

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Iceland executive apologises after “causing distress” with false HIV claim

Richard Walker, Executive Chair of supermarket chain Iceland, has apologised after spreading misinformation about HIV transmission. In an op-ed for the Mail Online in reference to shoplifting, Walker claimed that three members of staff had contracted HIV after needle attacks. The original article was published online (15 September) and has since been amended (21 September) to include the following note: “Since this article was first published, Iceland have clarified that they provided information to Mail Online in error regarding staff being infected with HIV and the article has been revised…

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Government urged to expand opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing by leading charities

Funding the expansion of opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing in England is a “no brainer”, five leading charities have told the government. Terrence Higgins Trust, National AIDS Trust, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, Hepatitis C Trust and the British Liver Trust are all calling on Rishi Sunak’s administration to roll out the opt-out tests in A&E departments within areas that have a high HIV prevalence. In just 12 months, more than 1,998 people have been found with HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C as a result of opt-out testing in…

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