Coronavirus news from the Bay Area: April 29-May 5, 2021  San Francisco Chronicle

COVID-19 tracker: Sinopharm vaccine wins WHO support; EU finalizing supply deal for 1.8B Pfizer doses  FiercePharma

Merck Declares Record Date and Dividend for the Organon & Co. Spinoff  Business Wire

CDC's vaccine committee to weigh Pfizer shot for young teens  Politico

Online Sex Education Market May Set a New Epic Growth Story | The Guardian, Volont, Health Connected – The Shotcaller  The Shotcaller

The Health 202: The drug industry keeps ramping up its spending on lobbying  Washington Post

NJ may reduce penalties for knowingly spreading HIV/AIDS, STDs  New Jersey 101.5 FM

Bay Area employers more likely to require vaccinations against coronavirus than other U.S. regions  San Francisco Chronicle

From Beer to Cash, Cities Dangle Vaccination Perks  Bloomberg

CEO: Moderna committed to tackling virus variants  Yahoo News

Rutgers Professor, A Leading Infectious Disease Expert, Dies  Patch.com

Vainieri Huttle Introduces Bill to Decriminalize Transmission of HIV  InsiderNJ

Gov. Murphy Wants In-Person Instruction At All New Jersey Schools  Yahoo News

Warren Police Host Community Blood Drive  TAPinto.net

WTO chief seeks text to advance debate over COVID-19 vaccine  New Jersey News Network

World Diagnostic Biomarkers (Tumor, Cardiac, Infectious Disease, Auto-Immune and Others) Market Report 2021 - ResearchAndMarkets.com  Business Wire

COVID's US toll projected to drop sharply by the end of July  New Jersey News Network

WTO mulling intellectual property waivers for vaccines  New Jersey News Network

Renowned infectious diseases expert Dr Rajendra Kapila, 81, dies of Covid-19  Hindustan Times

Merck Hosts Organon Investor Day Outlining New Company's Vision, Focus and Business Model for Sustained Growth  Business Wire

How N.J.’s Mj Rodriguez became ‘Pose’ royalty, and why she deserves all the flowers  nj.com

Overview of SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults living with HIV  The Lancet

Tottenham Hotspur to Promote Cambodian Charity on Shirts This Weekend  SportsLogos.Net News

Criminalizing Drug Use Isn't Good Public Health. Safe Supply Offers an Alternative.  TheBody.com

First Edition: April 21, 2021  Kaiser Health News

Growing Old With Dignity and Protection: New Jersey's LGBTQI+ Senior Bill of Rights | New Jersey Law Journal  Law.com

LAWSUIT: NJ Actress 'Won't Be The Same' After Doc Used Dirty Needles, Botched Her Breasts  Northern Highlands Daily Voice

LGBTQ Health Centers are now open in several NJ locations | Out In Jersey  Out In Jersey

Dr Perry N. Halkitis Discusses COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Persons Living With HIV  AJMC.com Managed Markets Network

Black AIDS Institute founder Phill Wilson on dual pandemics  Out In Jersey

Health information technology interventions and engagement in HIV care and achievement of viral suppression in publicly funded settings in the US: A cost-effectiveness analysis  PLoS Blogs

Gilead Must Face Claims It Delayed Safer HIV Medications  Bloomberg Law

Virus fight stalls in early hot spots New York, New Jersey  Medical Xpress

N.J.’s COVID vaccine eligibility expands today. Here’s everyone who can now schedule a shot.  NJ.com

HIV Leaders Merck and Gilead to Team Up on Potential Game-Changer  BioSpace

New Jersey VA pharmacy tech charged with stealing $8.2 million in HIV meds  New York Post

Ex-New Jersey hospital employee charged with stealing $8.2M worth of medication  Becker's Hospital Review

Expert Roundtable: Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on HIV  Psychiatry Advisor

Former Employee of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Charged with Stealing More Than $8.2 Million Worth of HIV Medication  Department of Justice

Vitale & Vainieri Huttle Unveil Bill Package to Expand Access to Harm Reduction Services  InsiderNJ

Harm reduction advocates, medical experts, and parents applaud introduction of harm reduction bill package  InsiderNJ

PrEP Implant May Protect Against HIV for a Year  MedPage Today

Newly Signed State Law Protects LGBTQ Seniors and Those With HIV  POZ

New Jersey Adds Overweight, High Blood Pressure, HIV And Other Conditions To COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility  Baristanet

Murphy signs bill protecting LGBTQ, HIV-positive seniors in long-term care facilities  NorthJersey.com

NJ Enacts 'LGBTQI+ Senior Bill of Rights' Legislation  Cape May County Herald

New Jersey passes historic bill protecting LGBTQ+ and HIV+ seniors from discrimination  Gay Times Magazine

Governor Murphy Signs “LGBTQI+ Senior Bill of Rights” Legislation  InsiderNJ

AARP New Jersey Applauds Governor Murphy for Enacting Bill to Protect LGBTQI and HIV Positive Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities  InsiderNJ

Here's the Latest on COVID-19 Vaccine Priority for People Living With HIV in the US  TheBody.com

HUD AWARDS OVER $147 MILLION IN GRANTS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN NEW JERSEY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES  InsiderNJ

Scutari Statement on Enactment of Marijuana Legalization Law  InsiderNJ

West Virginia's enduring, intertwined epidemics: Opioids and HIV  Science Daily

Neutral Nation: Virtual Art Exhibit and Experience for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day  Rutgers Newark

COVID-19 and victim-blaming has made it more difficult to care for people living with HIV/AIDS | Opinion  NJ.com

#BeGlowdAF: Young People Encourage Peers to Get Tested for HIV and Hepatitis C  POZ

Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Funding Tracker  Kaiser Family Foundation

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day reminds us of the deep costs of inequality  The Washington Post

Positive Thoughts: Concrete steps for Biden to end HIV epidemic  Out In Jersey

FDA Approves the First Long-acting Regimen for HIV Treatment  Precision Vaccinations

N.J. task force: We have lost two years in our fight against HIV | Opinion  NJ.com

Here’s why N.J.’s COVID vaccine eligibility list excludes some medical conditions for now  NJ.com

In New Jersey, Smokers Can Get Covid Vaccine  The New York Times

COVID-19 vaccine NJ: State expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations  WPVI-TV

Patients must be able to access the life-saving medicines N.J. companies are producing | Opinion  NJ.com

First he battled AIDS, now COVID-19. Meet the N.J. doctor one congressman calls ‘our local Fauci.’  NJ.com

HIV Risk Factors and Statistics You Should Know  Verywell Health

3 New Jersey hospitals participate in study to use HIV drug to treat COVID-19  News 12 New Jersey

Study adapting HIV/AIDS behavioral interventions to mitigate COVID-19  University of Illinois News

World AIDS Day: Resources for HIV/AIDS in New Jersey  hobokengirl.com

Zimmerli Remembers Thomas Sokolowski and Marks Day With(out) Art During Art Before/After Hours on December 1  New Jersey Stage

RowanSOM reaches out to population at highest risk of HIV/AIDS  Rowan Today

Dean to Receive Hyacinth Award for HIV Work to End HIV/AIDS Epidemic  Newswise

Burlington County Health Department resumes HIV/STD testing  centraljersey.com

Needle exchange programs need to expand, lawmakers say  NJ Spotlight

Bergen County Man Charged With Stealing $7.8 million In HIV Meds  Mahwah, NJ Patch

States ranked by HIV diagnoses  Becker's Hospital Review

How PrEP and PEP have changed LGBTQ medicine  Out In Jersey

Camden pharmacy, health nonprofit team to help stem spread of HIV  Courier Post

HIV Does Not Appear to Worsen COVID-19 Outcomes HIV Does Not Appear to Worsen COVID  Medscape

NJ Governor Murphy Administration to Slash Funding for HIV/AIDS  InsiderNJ

COVID-19 in People Living with HIV | New Brunswick, NJ Patch  Patch.com

A lack of PPE for staff has closed some of New Jersey’s needle exchanges  The Philadelphia Inquirer

Ready, Set, PrEP: The battle to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New Jersey  WABC-TV

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Part of Worldwide HIV Vaccine Trial  Rutgers Today

Preliminary Data Shows Record Drop in New Jersey’s HIV/AIDS Cases  NJ Spotlight

New federal program increases access to free HIV prevention meds in Hudson  NJ.com

After possible HIV exposure at N.J. surgery center, class-action suit OK’ed by judge  NJ.com

NJ Medical Center Patients May Have Been Exposed to Hepatitis, HIV | Health.com  Health.com

N.J. surgery center that possibly exposed thousands to HIV had rusty equipment, report says  NBCnews.com

Report shows several safety infractions at NJ surgery center that exposed patients to HIV  NorthJersey.com

More than 3,000 Patients Possibly Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis At New Jersey Surgical Center, Officials Say  TIME

Thousands of patients possibly exposed to HIV, hepatitis at NJ surgery center asked to take blood tests  ABC News

Zero new HIV cases in New Jersey? Rutgers, health department say it’s possible by 2025  NorthJersey.com

N.J. pledges to end AIDS epidemic by 2025  WHYY

The hidden survivors — Why people living and aging with HIV will lead the way  Out In Jersey

HIV/AIDS Buddies group celebrates 33 years of life with wellness fair  NorthJersey.com

New Jerseyans talk about living with HIV at AIDS Walk in Ridgewood  NorthJersey.com

What HIV and AIDS look like in New Jersey today  New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio

Charting the Incidence of HIV/AIDS Across NJ’s Counties and Cities  NJ Spotlight