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JULY 27, 2023

Mortality Risk During Omicron Wave Saw Modest Decrease in Death for HIV Patients


Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition

By Landon Gray 

Although the risk for death during the omicron wave of COVID-19 fell dramatically for people without HIV, the risk for people living with HIV (PLHIV)—especially those with low CD4 counts—saw only a modest decrease, according to Meg Doherty, MD, PhD, the director of the Department of Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections Programmes at the World Health Organization