Since its emergence in 2019 SARS-CoV-2 has proven to have a higher level of morbidity and mortality compared to the other prevailing coronaviruses. Although initially most African countries were spared from the devastating effect of SARS-CoV-2, at present almost every country has been affected. Although no association has been established between being HIV-1-infected and being more vulnerable to contracting COVID-19, HIV-1-infected individuals have a greater risk of developing severe COVID-19 and of COVID-19 related mortality. The rapid development of the various types of COVID-19 vaccines has gone a long way in mitigating the devastating effects of the virus and has controlled its spread. However, global vaccine deployment has been uneven particularly in Africa. The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants, such as Beta and Delta, which seem to show some subtle resistance to the existing vaccines, suggests COVID-19 will still be a high-risk infection for years. In this review we report on the current impact of COVID-19 on HIV-1-infected individuals from an immunological perspective and attempt to make a case for prioritising COVID-19 vaccination for those living with HIV-1 in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries like Malawi as one way of minimising the impact of COVID-19 in these countries.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, HIV, Vaccine, Immunity, Sub-Sahara Africa, 【초록키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, Coronaviruses, COVID-19 vaccine, severe COVID-19, Vaccines, Infection, Delta, risk, virus, Spread, COVID-19 vaccines, COVID-19 vaccination, SARS-CoV-2 variants, African, morbidity, HIV-1, Beta, morbidity and mortality, association, infected individuals, Perspective, individual, present, COVID-19 related mortality, Effect, SSA, country, immunological, greater, affected, 【제목키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, group, individual, priority,