There has been an increase in the number of new HIV cases in Ireland recently, with the number of new cases back to pre-COVID levels. HIV Ireland says that the country now has the second highest transmission rate per capita in Europe. A new report by the organization, which was developed with clinicians, researchers, advocates and people with lived experience from across Ireland and the UK, said that Ireland is unlikely to achieve its objective of ending new HIV transmission by 2030. […] Professor Yvonne Gilleece, a consultant in HIV medicine, has said that Ireland needs to increase testing rates...
Posted on 07/15/2026 12:01:32 PM PDT by Olog-hai
There has been an increase in the number of new HIV cases in Ireland recently, with the number of new cases back to pre-COVID levels.
HIV Ireland says that the country now has the second highest transmission rate per capita in Europe.
A new report by the organization, which was developed with clinicians, researchers, advocates and people with lived experience from across Ireland and the UK, said that Ireland is unlikely to achieve its objective of ending new HIV transmission by 2030. […]
Professor Yvonne Gilleece, a consultant in HIV medicine, has said that Ireland needs to increase testing rates and access to care and treatment.
“We know that if people are undetectable and on effective treatment, the risk of transmission is zero through unprotected sex,” she said on RTÉ’s News at One program. “But to get to that point, people need to know that they are living with HIV and they need to be in care and on treatment. So, this is where we really have still got work to do.”
Prof. Gilleece said that the PrEP (Pre-exposure prophylaxis) treatment has been proven to work and reduces the HIV acquisition risk significantly but faces a bottleneck in Ireland. …
(Excerpt) Read more at rte.ie ...
1 posted on 07/15/2026 12:01:32 PM PDT by Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
2 posted on 07/15/2026 12:08:06 PM PDT by Gunslingr3
To: Olog-hai
Maybe they should get a big “HIV” tattooed on their ‘part’.
If you don’t see it, you shouldn’t have a problem.
If you do . . . FAFO.
3 posted on 07/15/2026 12:17:50 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob ( My pronoun is EXIT. Generally full of /S -- Living with Havana Syndrome -infected from Main Stream)
To: Olog-hai
HIV the first Fauci Hoax.
4 posted on 07/15/2026 12:26:13 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2
To: Olog-hai
“an increase in the number of new HIV cases in Ireland recently”
Gee, what’s changed in that population over the last few years?
5 posted on 07/15/2026 12:45:39 PM PDT by Macoozie (Roll MAGA, roll!)
To: Olog-hai
We will never effectively address the AIDS crisis until we address the means of transmission, namely homosexual sexual behavior.
6 posted on 07/15/2026 12:53:57 PM PDT by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left)
To: Olog-hai
Why even try to “end” HIV as a goal if it’s just a pill every day for those infected?
I mean, it could be a LOT worse.
7 posted on 07/15/2026 12:55:24 PM PDT by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left)
To: Olog-hai
“HIV Ireland says that the country now has the second highest transmission rate per capita in Europe.” Not enough Irish Whiskey is the problem.
8 posted on 07/15/2026 12:59:07 PM PDT by kawhill (Dywedwch wrthym because + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
To: Olog-hai
Africa is still the continent with the most HIV and AIDS cases in the world... Circumcision doesn’t help if you keep screwing with that bush meat... The good news... Ireland has all that free healthcare... It’s a lot better to be sick there, than it is to be sick back in Africa.
9 posted on 07/15/2026 2:28:31 PM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
To: Olog-hai
10 posted on 07/16/2026 7:25:23 PM PDT by BFW
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