Re:Moderna Is About to Begin Trials for HIV Vaccine
by WastingMyTime89 on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @11:20AM
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HIV transmission is 18 times more likely with receptive anal sex than with receptive vaginal sex and 69% of the HIV positive people in the USA are active gay men.
So yes, being a homosexual man is a huge risk factor and probably more significant than being in an open relationship, cheating on your partner or performing unprotected sex unless you live in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Re:Moderna Is About to Begin Trials for HIV Vaccine
by rovolo on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @05:45PM
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The risk factor in the US is "man who has sex with men", not "gay man". Factors can combine: e.g. "gay virgin" is a lower risk factor than "straight + multiple partners".
So yes, being a homosexual man is a huge risk factor and probably more significant than being in an open relationship, cheating on your partner or performing unprotected sex unless you live in Sub-Saharan Africa.