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Editorial
. 2020 Dec;24(12):3279-3282.
doi: 10.1007/s10461-020-03045-3.

Core Elements of a National COVID-19 Strategy: Lessons Learned from the US National HIV/AIDS Strategy

David R Holtgrave  1 , Ronald O Valdiserri  2 , Seth C Kalichman  3 , Carlos Del Rio  4 , Melanie Thompson  5
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Editorial

Core Elements of a National COVID-19 Strategy: Lessons Learned from the US National HIV/AIDS Strategy

David R Holtgrave et al. AIDS Behav. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

COVID-19 has caused devastating health consequences and social inequities globally and in the United States. Unfortunately, the US has not developed a comprehensive National COVID-19 Strategy. In this editorial, we briefly review lessons about the development, structure, implementation and evaluation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) for the US, and use these lessons to inform an initial proposal for a timely, dynamic, evidence-based, participatory, comprehensive and impactful National COVID-19 Strategy. Without such a strategy, the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic will remain uneven across jurisdictions and less than optimally impactful on disease-related mortality, short- and long-term morbidity, and health and social inequities.

Keywords: COVID-19; HIV; Health disparities; SARS-CoV-2; Strategic planning.

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