HTB homepage • Conference reports • Articles by subject • Subscribe May 2021 Contents Editorial HTB: no. 5 – plus HIV and COVID-19 (3 May 2021) In memory In memory: Paul Decle – community activist, gardener and friend Conference reports Joint BHIVA/BASHH Spring Conference 2021 BHIVA registry reports HIV is independently linked to worse presentation and outcomes from COVID-19 HIV is linked to higher mortality from COVID-19 compared to HIV negative: 60% of deaths were black ethnicity Case-control study of HIV positive people hospitalised with COVID-19 Treatment access UK government to cut international HIV support to UNAIDS by 80% Guidelines NICE guidelines on management of chronic pain: exercise but not opiods COVID-19: HIV and COVID-19 coinfection US CDC includes HIV as medical criteria for priority to COVID-19 vaccines Review of research into SARS-CoV-2 and HIV coinfection Similar immune responses to the Oxford/AZ COVID vaccine reported In HIV positive people with high CD4 counts COVID-19: vaccine research Low responses to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in those older than 80 vs <60 years and in recipients of solid organ transplants Two cases of viral breakthrough infections despite full protection from Pfizer mRNA vaccination US post-authorisation safety data on Pfizer and Moderna vaccines EMA review of Oxford/AZ vaccine and rare blood clots reported in the EU Interim results report 80% efficacy for India’s COVAXIN vaccine Three new COVID-19 vaccine studies enrolling in the UK COVID-19: investigational drugs Dexamethasone: final results from RECOVERY study No impact from anakinra in mild/moderate COVID-19 pneumonia COVID-19: long COVID Long COVID: studies reporting on long-term follow up on COVID-19 COVID-19: transmission & prevention Bar opening in the US: 100 guests linked to at least 46 cases of COVID-19 Large sporting event in US linked to 649 cases of COVID-19 Three carefully documented cases of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in a hospital setting despite masks PDFs HTB: no.5 – plus HIV and COVID-19 (3 May 2021) HTB homepage • Conference reports • Articles by subject • Subscribe