The COVID Effect On HIV Patients: How To Use This In Your Practice?

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The COVID Effect On HIV Patients How To Use This
In Your Practice?
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How do COVID Effects HIV Patients?
Researchers and doctors are still learning about
COVID-19, including the Delta variant and how it
affects people with HIV. This is an evolving,
rapidly evolving situation and scientists are
learning more every day. There is a lot to be
still learned about the risk of COVID-19 in
people living with HIV. As per the current
evidence people living with HIV are at higher
risk of becoming seriously ill, and dying from,
COVID-19, than people without HIV. But, HIV appear
s to be less of a risk factor in comparison to
other health conditions, including obesity,
diabetes, severe asthma, respiratory disease,
heart disease, liver disease, stroke, dementia,
or older age. The best way to stay healthy and
safe from COVID is to take your antiretroviral
treatment, along with any medication prescribed
by your healthcare provider for other health
conditions. Health authorities from World Health
Organization (WHO) strongly recommend that people
living with HIV receive a COVID-19 vaccine to
protect themselves against SARS-CoV-2, the virus
that causes COVID-19.
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How does COVID-19 affect people with HIV?

• The effect of coronavirus on people with HIV is
  not fully known. As per the recent data, it
  appears that people living with HIV might be at
  increased risk of worse outcomes from COVID-19.
  The risk is more if they are not adhering
  to treatment or live with certain co-morbidities
  than people without HIV.
• More recent data also suggests that there is an
  increased risk of severe disease from COVID-19,
  hospitalization, and death, in people living with
  HIV who are immune-compromised. These are people
  living with HIV along with
• Other co-morbidities,
• Low CD4 cell counts (lt350 copies/cell),
• High viral load,
• Recent opportunistic infections, like
  tuberculosis (TB)
• Current AIDS-defining illness.
• This makes them more vulnerable to more severe
  illnesses. This makes it more important for
  immune-compromised people living with HIV to
  adhere to antiretroviral therapy to suppress the
  virus. They should follow the same precautions as
  everyone else to reduce their risk of exposure to
  SARS-CoV-2. These precautions include wearing a
  mask, washing hands, keeping a physical distance,
  and avoiding crowded spaces, and are called
  non-pharmaceutical interventions.

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How can people living with HIV prevent COVID-19
infection?

• The person living with HIV should strictly adhere
  to the anti-retroviral medication to keep viral
  load suspended as well as high CD4 count. The
  guideline for people living with HIV is almost
  the same as everyone else, including
• Stay at least one meter away from people as much
  as possible.
• Wear a face mask around others always.
• Avoid places that are crowded, confined, or
  involve close contact with others, mainly
  indoors.
• Wash your hands frequently with soap and water,
  or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
• Avoid touching your face.
• Clean and disinfect surfaces regularly.
• Get vaccination.
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