Abstract:OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Despite highly effective antiretroviral therapy, people living with HIV (PLWH) experience chronic immune activation and inflammation which may influence the progression of infections such as SARS-CoV-2. Here, we explore the immune response and clinical outcomes in HIV(+) and HIV(-) individuals experiencing acute COVID-19 and long COVID (LC). METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: We performed flow cytometric analyses on peripheral blood mononuclear cells from the following: 1) HIV(-) individuals experienc… Show more
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