Majority of Americans think progress is being made against HIV

A new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation looked at attitudes and perceptions among some 1,200 Americans on HIV/AIDS and found that over half think the U.S. is making progress in the fight against the disease. Here’s more on the results:

• Political divides: Most Democrats and Republicans think the Trump administration’s goal of nearly eliminating new HIV infections by 2030 is achievable. And while 60 percent of Republicans think the administration is doing enough against the disease, only 9 percent of Democrats agree.
• Perceptions by race: One-quarter of white people considered HIV to be a “very serious” issue in the country, while 45 percent of Hispanics and 66 percent of blacks said the same. About a third of blacks and Hispanics also expressed concern about getting HIV, while 5 percent of white people said they had that worry.
• Social attitudes: A majority of people reported being comfortable having a coworker or being close friends with someone with HIV, while a third of people said they’d be comfortable living with someone with the disease, up from a fourth of people in 2006.