https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kxvqy/hiv-covid-survival
"This year marks 40 years since the discovery of the HIV virus, an anniversary
that rings a little different during the COVID-19 pandemic. While they come
from different virus families and are transmitted differently, the impacts of
both—and what each reveals about society—are strikingly similar.
Researchers have related the T-cell exhaustion that weakened immune systems
post-COVID infection to that of HIV but on a virological level the similarities
stop there. HIV targets the body’s complex immune system, attacking it at
multiple levels, and is transmitted through bodily fluids, making it easier to
mitigate on an individual level. COVID, which is airborne and harder to
mitigate individually, attacks organ systems throughout the body.
But survivors of the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 1990s have been noticing
unsettling patterns of human disconnection and disposability through both
pandemics. They warn that society will continue repeating these deadly systemic
cycles if we ignore past failures. But, they say, if we choose to learn from
them, we can create a fairer and more caring society."
Via Cass M.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
