Exploring the Media Fascination with the Baby Cured of HIV

In his blog HIV and ID Observations, Dr. Paul Sax explains why he and his colleagues were baffled by the flurry of media coverage surrounding the baby cured of HIV infection.

By now, you've probably heard the latest news of an HIV cure — a baby born to an HIV-infected mother received combination antiretroviral therapy successfully for 18 months. After 5 months, the baby's HIV RNA and antibody tests were both negative. In his blog HIV and ID Observations, Dr. Paul Sax explains why this case, however compelling, will have virtually no immediate impact on the HIV epidemic in the U.S.

Exploring the Media Fascination with the Baby Cured of HIV

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