COVID-19 and HIV

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The Case for Prioritizing People Living with HIV for COVID-19 Vaccination

COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility for Oregonians Living with HIV

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Facilitators

• Myranda Harris, she/her; Community Member and Advocate, HIV Services Planning Council
• Robert Kenneth, he/him; HIV Services Planning Council, Behavioral Health Advisory Committee, Multnomah County; Portland Police Advisory Committee
  

Panelists

• Tim Menza, he/they; HIV/STD/TB Medical Director, OHA; Assistant Professor, OHSU; HIV medical provider, Multnomah County Health Services Center
• Shimi Sharief, she/her; Senior Health Advisor, COVID-19 Response & Recovery Unit, OHA
• Kim Toevs, she/they; Communicable Disease and STD Programs Director, COVID-19 Emergency Operations Center, Multnomah County

• Muriel DeLaVergne-Brown, she/her; Health and Human Services Director, Crook County; Vaccine Advisory Committee member; former Co-Chair, HIV Care Coalition
• Kristen Darmody, she/her; Health Equity Analyst, COVID-19 Response & Recovery Unit, OHA
  
  

• (4:03) What is the status of Oregon’s statewide vaccine plan? 
  
• (4:55) What’s the role of the Vaccine Advisory Committee?
• (7:00) How are the needs of people living with HIV being taken into account when decisions are made about priority populations? Are there ways to get involved?
• (12:00) Is the vaccine safe for people living with HIV?
• (15:50) Is HIV a prioritized medical condition in the vaccine distribution plan? How will PLWH document/prove eligibility based on HIV status?
• (16:50) How will people living with HIV know when they are eligible for a vaccine?
• (26:15) How are community based organizations (CBOS) sharing best practices, engaging with the community for outreach, cultural sensitivity and awareness, statewide?
• (29:00) Where can people get the vaccine once they are eligible? How do we sign up?
• (34:10) How proactive do we have to be as persons living with HIV? Will someone contact me?
• (37:48) How are you ensuring equitable access to vaccines?