COVID-19 mortality among people with diagnosed HIV compared to those without during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in England.
Alison E BrownSara E CroxfordSophie Grace NashJameel KhawamPeter D KirwanMeaghan KallDaniel BradshawCaroline Anne SabinRobert F MillerFrank A PostRichard HardingSimon CollinsLaura Jane WatersDavid AsboeDavid R ChadwickValerie C DelpechAnn K SullivanPublished in: HIV medicine (2021)
In the first wave of the pandemic in England, COVID-19 mortality among people with HIV was low, but was higher than in those without HIV, after controlling for demographic factors. This supports the strategy of prioritizing COVID-19 vaccination for people with HIV and strongly encouraging its uptake, especially in those of black and Asian ethnicity.