Impact of COVID-19 on late HIV diagnosis rates by race/ethnicity in Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) priority jurisdictions in the United States

Key Points

Examine how COVID-19 affected late HIV diagnosis rates by race and ethnicity in priority jurisdictions.
Analysis of late HIV diagnosis rates before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Comparison of data across different racial and ethnic groups in EHE jurisdictions
Identification of trends in diagnostic rates
Increased late HIV diagnoses observed among certain racial and ethnic groups during COVID-19
Disparities widened between different race/ethnicity categories
Findings highlight the pandemic's negative impact on healthcare access for marginalized groups

Analysis reveals increased race/ethnic disparities in late HIV diagnoses during COVID-19, suggesting urgent need for targeted interventions.

The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have exacerbated existing race/ethnic disparities in late HIV diagnoses among several EHE jurisdictions.

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Wu et al. (2026) studied this question.

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