HIV, Trump Administration and health grants
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The Trump administration is moving to rescind $600 million in federal health funding in four Democrat-led states—California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota—with potentially far-reaching consequences for infectious-disease prevention, including HIV and other sexually transmitted disease (STD), according to media reports.
Trump administration cuts $600M in CDC grants to California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota. States sue, alleging political retaliation over sanctuary policies.
Black gay men face major PrEP access gaps due to cost, stigma, mistrust, and provider silence—despite high HIV impact; programs in cities/states show ways to close disparities.
John Weiser, a doctor and researcher, has treated people with HIV since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. He joined the CDC’s HIV prevention team in 2011 to help lead its Medical Monitoring Project, the only in-depth survey of HIV across ...