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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

CDC: ‘Longstanding and Ingrained Barriers’ Contribute to HIV Transmission Among Blacks

By Marie Rosenthal

Originally published by our sister publication, Infectious Disease Special Edition

Although the United States has made progress in reducing HIV transmission, that progress was not seen by everyone. HIV continues to affect some groups more than others due to systemic inequality, according to the CDC. 

One of those groups is Black people, who account for a higher proportion of new HIV infections than other races and ethnicities. Blacks make up 13% of the U.S. population but