N.J. task force: We have lost two years in our fight against HIV | Opinion
Updated Jan 17, 2021;
Posted Jan 17, 2021
On World AIDS Day, December 1, 2018, Gov. Phil Murphy announced that his administration would work to end the HIV epidemic by 2025. The Statewide Task Force to End the HIV Epidemic was formed and a written plan was submitted in May, 2018. Task force members say that plan has not yet been enacted by the governor.
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By Kathy Ahearn-O’Brien and Perry N. Halkitis
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is very easy to forget that we are still fighting an HIV epidemic. With over 37,000 New Jerseyans living with HIV, and approximately 1,000 or so new infections each year, HIV remains a major public health concern.