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HIV and COVID-19
Key Points
- COVID-19 is caused by a virus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and can be spread from person to person. Anyone can get infected with SARS-CoV-2, but people with HIV who also have an underlying condition or a comorbidity are more likely to get severely sick.
- Testing is the only way to know that someone has COVID-19.