HIV Cases Are up in N.C., but Testing Is Down
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Even as vaccines temper the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States, North Carolina advocates gathered to remind lawmakers that the country remains in the middle of another pandemic.
The South is ground zero for new HIV cases within the United States, and the Tar Heel state is no exception.
âAfter last year, there are a lot of people out there who are probably walking around with an STI, hepatitis, or HIV who are not aware of it,â Jacquelyn Clymore, HIV, STD, and hepatitis director at the Department of Health and Human Services. She spoke during âHIV Virtually Speaks on Jones Street 2021â last week, an HIV and hepatitis advocacy day hosted by the NC AIDS Action Network (NCAAN) and the Southern AIDS Coalition.