Ending the HIV Epidemic, March 2019, Vital Signs

Immediate. Effective. Treatment.

​We can end the HIV epidemic in the US. Immediate, effective treatment is key. Taking HIV medicine as prescribed can make the amount of virus in the body very low (called viral suppression or undetectable). People with HIV who stay undetectable can stay healthy and have effectively no risk of sexually transmitting HIV.
Key points:

• Half of people with HIV know it, are in care, and are virally suppressed or undetectable.
• 8 in 10 new HIV infections come from people not in HIV care.