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Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, about 400 people per month sought testing through the Center on Halsted. These days, Gafford says the number is closer to 200, but she’s optimistic that demand will rise as people reacclimate to a post-COVID world. “I think for a lot of people [the COVID-19 pandemic] was just overwhelming, and to think about other health things, was just too much. But I feel like people are starting to maybe swing back a little bit.
He describes the Quality of Life grant as “a great stigma reduction tool,” noting that “The number one factor that prevents individuals from being screened for HIV is stigma.”
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