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TAGline November 2020

November 11, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

'The Struggle of a Lifetime' (Continued): The words of the late Honorable John Lewis ring powerfully true today. In the U.S., as we welcome a new President-elect and Vice President-elect, we must also defend democracy to ensure a complete, peaceful transition of power. We engage in the struggles generations before us have advanced, despite myriad challenges and emerging new threats such as COVID-19.

Treatment Action Group and AVAC Statement on Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy Announcement

November 9, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

Treatment Action Group (TAG) and AVAC welcome today’s announcement that preliminary data from the efficacy trial of Pfizer/BioNTech’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine indicates a high level of protection against COVID-19. Our organizations urge caution, however, given the very limited information that is available only through a company press release.

TAG Welcomes the Election of Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Kamala D. Harris

November 9, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

Treatment Action Group (TAG) congratulates President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their ascension to the highest offices of the United States. Their victory in both the popular and electoral vote is historic.

Research in Action Awards 2020

October 1, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

Please join us at our annual, and first ever virtual, Research in Action Awards on Thursday, November 19, 2020. At this time of great turmoil and when activism to end infectious disease is more vital than ever, it’s so important to gather virtually to celebrate life, commemorate those we’ve lost, and recognize champions of progress and justice.

A Landscape Analysis of HIV Cure-Related Clinical Research in 2019

October 1, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

In 2018, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation contracted TAG to undertake a survey of investigators conducting studies included in our “Research Toward a Cure” clinical trials listing. TAG conducted this second survey in the fall of 2019 to track any changes over time and provide updated information on status of the field.

Treatment Action Group Mourns the Loss of Timothy Ray Brown

September 30, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

Treatment Action Group (TAG) is profoundly saddened by the news that Timothy Ray Brown—the first person in the world considered cured of HIV infection—died yesterday from a recurrence of cancer.

ANEA: For Biden/Harris, A Historic Ticket Demands a Historically Ambitious Plan to End the HIV Epidemic

August 18, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

On August 12, 2020, former Vice President Joe Biden finally announced his running mate, California Senator Kamala Harris. The ACT NOW: END AIDS Coalition (ANEA) has been seeking information about the Biden team’s plans to end the HIV epidemic since 2019.

Treatment Action Group Regrets NYC Health Commissioner Oxiris Barbot’s Resignation

August 6, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

Treatment Action Group, the New York City-based research, policy, and advocacy organization, deplores the August 4, 2020 departure of New York’s Department of Health Commissioner, Dr. Oxiris Barbot, MD.

In Memoriam – The Honorable John Lewis

July 21, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

Treatment Action Group (TAG) honors the titanic historic legacy and mourns the recent death of the Honorable John Lewis, U.S. Representative from the 5th Congressional district in Georgia and legendary civil rights leader.

Treatment Action Group Statement on New HIV Remission Case Report at AIDS2020

July 8, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

Yesterday, a widely reported presentation by Ricardo Diaz at the ongoing virtual International AIDS Conference (AIDS2020) disclosed that one out of 30 total participants in an HIV cure-related research trial conducted in Brazil has not experienced an HIV viral load rebound for a little over a year (64.7 weeks) after interrupting antiretroviral therapy (ART).