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Not everything you hear about HIV and AIDS is true. As well as inaccurate information and flawed scientific studies, there are miracle cures, conspiracy theories and AIDS denialism.

 

 

The search for an HIV prevention vaccine

Media Headlines Often Suggest That HIV Vaccines and Cures Are Imminent. Not So Fast!

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TheBody
1 April 2022
Bad science & bogus treatments

Fact Check - Australia halted the development of a COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020

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Reuters
16 February 2022
Coronavirus

Fact Check - COVID-19 boosters do not cause positive HIV tests

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Reuters
14 February 2022
Bad science & bogus treatments

Zimbabwe: NAC Discourages HIV Supplements

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AllAfrica
25 January 2022
Coronavirus

Fact Check - Why does Pfizer’s new COVID-19 pill include a protease inhibitor used in HIV treatment?

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Reuters
3 January 2022
The search for a cure

Media Monitor: HIV Short Film, “Right To Try”

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TAG
28 December 2021
Coronavirus

Headlines linking people with HIV to COVID variants are at best incomplete, at worst stigmatising

News
20 December 2021
Low & theoretical transmission risks

Fact Check - Transmission of HIV by needle injuries is highly unlikely, according to a British AIDS charity

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Reuters
27 October 2021
Bad science & bogus treatments

Facebook, YouTube Take Down Bolsonaro Video That Said Vaccines Cause AIDS

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The Wire
26 October 2021
Sexually transmitted infections epidemiology

Should we be worried about donovanosis, a rare, so-called 'flesh-eating' STI?

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The Washington Post
26 October 2021
Bad science & bogus treatments

AIDS Misinformation and Failed Policies in Georgia

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TheBody
27 September 2021
Bad science & bogus treatments

Dear Governor Kemp: There Is No AIDS Vaccine

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POZ
22 September 2021
Bad science & bogus treatments

Hospitals across East Africa offer controversial anti-gay counselling

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OpenDemocracy
5 July 2021
Bad science & bogus treatments

Popular Nigerian televangelist T.B. Joshua dies at 57

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Deutsche Welle
7 June 2021
Religion & faith

Some Nigerians With HIV Are Being Conned Into Thinking There's a Cure

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TheBody
29 April 2021
The search for an HIV prevention vaccine

There Is No HIV Vaccine Yet. But New Research Findings Could Bring Us One Step Closer

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TheBody
27 April 2021
The search for an HIV prevention vaccine

Explosion of Social Media Misinformation on First Trial of Germline Targeting HIV Vaccine Strategy

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TAG HIV Basic Science, Vaccines, and Cure Project Blog
8 April 2021
The search for an HIV prevention vaccine

We Found A COVID-19 Vaccine In Months. What About One For HIV?

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HuffPost
21 January 2021
Bad science & bogus treatments

Fact check: SARS-CoV-2 was not created using genes from HIV, Fauci does not hold patents for an 'HIV component' to SARS-CoV-2

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Reuters
8 January 2021
Bad science & bogus treatments

Fact check: No evidence SARS-CoV-2 is a HIV-based bioweapon; trials show vaccines against the virus are effective

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Reuters
3 January 2021
The search for an HIV prevention vaccine

Facebook posts make misleading comparison about research into Covid-19, HIV, cancer and common cold

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AFP Factcheck
16 December 2020
Bad science & bogus treatments

HIV Scotland celebrate 'global win' as Facebook acts against fake cure ads

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The Herald
28 August 2020
Bad science & bogus treatments

Gene Therapy Cure Claims Are Premature, Advocates Say

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POZ
17 August 2020
Global health initiatives

Covidization of research: what are the risks?

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Nature
3 August 2020