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View all search resultsA stigma persists among the uninformed that people living with HIV are unhealthy and irresponsible. Some Indonesians living healthy lives with the condition are taking to social media to fight the negative perceptions.
Fifteen million people have received the COVID-19 vaccine in Indonesia, but amid fears of stigma, personal information leaks and side effects, only a handful of people living with HIV/AIDS have joined that group. Some have shared their vaccination experiences with The Jakarta Post.
Even before the onset of COVID-19, the world was failing in its commitment to end the HIV epidemic by 2030. The UNAIDS new Global Report, Seizing The Moment: tackling entrenched inequalities to tackle epidemics, shows that there were 690 000 AIDS-related deaths in 2019 and 1.7 million new infections—far from the global targets of fewer than 500 000 deaths and 500 000 new infections a year that were set for 2020.
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