(Atlanta, GA) — The U.S. is seeing fewer HIV infections. The CDC reported Tuesday that 2021 saw just over 32-thousand new HIV infections. That was a 12-percent drop from 2017. New infections in 13-to-24-year-olds dropped by a third. The CDC noted younger people between the ages of 16 and 24 have taken more precautions to prevent infections helped drive the decrease.
U.S. HIV Cases Drop
New infections in 13-to-24-year-olds dropped by a third.