Almost half of new HIV infections in the United States are reported in the South, and more than 66,000 Georgians are living with the virus that causes AIDS, many of whom do not have access to health care.

The latest World AIDS Day report finds that urgent action is needed to tackle inequalities, especially in the South, which has the highest rates of new HIV infections.  

Georgia is far from meeting the kind of goals that have been established for the nation for 2030 in terms of reduction of new HIV infections and suppression of the virus for people living with HIV.

This is the second World AIDS Day during the coronavirus pandemic. Public health officials are calling on world leaders to do more to address the inequities at the root of both crises.

The South is leading the nation in new HIV infections and Georgia is the epicenter with the highest percentage of people infected and living with AIDS....