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This post was published on 11/12/09 in Science.
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Tags: HIV prevention, HIV testing, Medicaid, US Politics.
This post was published on 11/12/09 in Science.
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Tags: HIV prevention, HIV testing, Medicaid, US Politics.
Comment by Chantal, 11/12/09, 09:26:
Yes, a Canadian is reading this and agreeing completely. The one week waiting period is absolutely ridiculous. For one, the period OF waiting to get results is nerve-wrecking for risky or paranoid folk, and two, it encourages people to cease their risky behaviours and recieve help when they are potentially at their most contagious. Keep up the great work Elizabeth!
Comment by Nico, 11/12/09, 11:12:
As a gay man, I consistently refuse sex with pregnant women and/or *anyone* who has recently requested an HIV test as a sure-fire way to reduce my OWN risk of exposure LOL
Rapid tests are available in at least some places in Canada (dunno about the whole country as health services differ on a provincial, even municipal basis).
Ontario began rolling it out in 06/07:
http://www.xtra.ca/public/Toronto/HIV_rapid_testing_A_quick_prick-3258.aspx
Comment by Samantha, 13/12/09, 04:45:
It never ceases to amaze me the ridiculous beaucracy that Medicare imposes. My family has been battling the system for several years now for a completely different issue for my father’s condition and despite it’s charter to provide healthcare assistance, it never seems to meet the challenge of making sure that patients have what they need. When Medicare does finally recognize the obvious, instead of apologizing for their inaction, they annouce it as groundbreaking progress.
I’m so glad that I found your site. Keep up the great work! I look forward to reading more!
Comment by Dag Brück, 13/12/09, 07:16:
Maybe The Governement Monitor just suffers from bad writing. It would make more sense if they wrote “at increased risk for the infection, *also* including women who are pregnant”.
Comment by Manisha, 16/12/09, 05:01:
I agree (I am too Canadian) and doing my Master’s thesis on exactly this!
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