COVID-19 and HIV Resources

This webpage provides a wide range of COVID-19-related resources with an emphasis on research, and is updated periodically.

Research Funding

• Funding list collated by CIRA: HIV-related funding opportunities including COVID-19 notices (updated monthly).
• NIH funding opportunities specific to COVID-19: a listing of active and expired funding opportunities.

Call for Papers/Abstracts

• AIDS and Behavior: HIV and COVID-19
• American Psychological Association (APA) Journals
• Health Education & Behavior
• Journal of Addiction Medicine
• Public Health Reports: COVID-19: Challenges, Lessons Learned, and Opportunities for Public Health Practices
• Public Health Reports: Ethical Dimensions of Public Health Practice
• Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
• Journal of Medical Internet Research
• Health Policy and Planning
• AIDS Research and Therapy: "COVID-19 and HIV: Clinical Presentation, Outcomes and Impact on Clinical Services"

Research Resources

• COVID-19 and HIV publications by CIRA affiliates on Zotero (updated October 31, 2023).
• PhenX Toolkit COVID-19 Protocols: categorizes COVID-19 instruments in the DR2 collection into specific topic areas and provides recommended standard data collection protocols for biomedical research.
• CDC COVID-19 Community Survey Question Bank: potential questions for community surveys offered by the CDC to interested researchers.
• The Pandemic Stress Index (PSI): a 3-item measure of behavior changes and stress during COVID-19 pandemic. Publication: Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Latino Sexual Minority Men in a US HIV Hot Spot.
• COVID-19 Interview Items for Vulnerable Populations: compiled by the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (updated April 27, 2020).
• The Chicago COVID-19 Comorbidities (C3) Survey: a telephone survey linked to 3 NIH-funded active clinical trials and 1 cohort study.
• WHO Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) Action Plan Guidance COVID-19 Preparedness and Response: a rapid quantitative assessment tool to develop, implement and monitor an effective action plan for communicating effectively with key stakeholders in response to COVID-19.
• WHO Survey Tool and Guidance: Rapid, simple, flexible behavioural insights on COVID-19: guidance on conducting behavioural insights studies related to COVID-19.
• Ethics Resources for Conducting Research in Public Health Emergencies: resources assembled by The Hastings Center that address ethical and evidentiary issues about conducting human vaccine and treatment trials and other studies during public health emergencies.
• North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design (NA-ACCORD): a timeline of COVID-19 in the US and Canada, links to core data elements needed for COVID-19 research, and surveys used by NA-ACCORD cohorts to capture the impact of COVID-19.
• Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA): a compilation of COVID-19 clinical trial and research recommendations including key research questions for federal agencies and investigators.
• Lens: HIV Prevalence and Mpox Vulnerabilities Mapping Tool (new February 22, 2024)

Research Articles Databases and Datasets

• WHO COVID-19 Database: international multilingual scientific findings and knowledge on COVID-19.
• CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): CDC reports on COVID-19.
• NIH Office of Portfolio Analysis COVID-19 Portfolio: NIH’s comprehensive, expert-curated source for publications related to COVID-19.
• CORD-19: COVID-19 Open Research Dataset: a free resource of more than 280,000 scholarly articles about the novel coronavirus for use by the global research community.
• LitCovid: a database compiled by the National Library of Medicine from COVID-19 articles in PubMed.
• COVID-19 Law Lab: a database of legal documents from over 190 countries to help states establish and implement strong legal frameworks to manage the pandemic that protect the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
• Coronavirus Innovation Map: a live visual global directory created by the UNAIDS Health Innovation Exchange and StartupBlink to identify projects aimed at helping people cope and adapt to life during the crisis.

Educational Resources

• CDC: resources for people at risk for or with HIV, clinicians, and public health partners.
• UNAIDS: resources published by UNAIDS (brochure, infographic, report).
• International AIDS Society (IAS): Q&A, stories from the frontline, and webinar series.
• Association of Nurses in AIDS Care’s COVID-19 page: archived periodic and webinars.
• New England AIDS Education and Training Center: resources for people with HIV and providers with links to New England COVID-19 state government pages and relevant organizations.
• Fenway Health: a policy brief that outlines the impact of COVID-19 on people living with HIV and LGBTQIA+ people (published March 2020).
• Connecticut HIV Planning Consortium (CHPC): a newsletter in English and Spanish with resources, information, and perspectives related to HIV care and prevention and COVID-19 (published June 2020).
• National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO): COVID-19 updates collated part of The Essential Elements of Local Public Health with topics related to HIV.
• Mental Health Technology Transfer Center: COVID-19 and mental health resources for diverse populations and providers who support them.
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): training and technical assistance (TTA) on matters related to the mental and substance use disorder field and COVID-19 (last updated August 16, 2021).
• FHI 360: outlines strategic considerations to support key populations (KP)-focused HIV programs to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 (published May 2020).

COVID-19 Regional and National Data

• COVID-19 Data from the National Center for Health Statistics: provides the most recent data available on deaths, mental health, and access to health care from the vital statistics system and through a partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau.
• Johns Hopkins' Coronavirus Resource Center's Maps & Trends: tracks and aggregates the spread of COVID-19 globally.
• Connecticut COVID-19 Response: provides Connecticut-focused resources including guidance, data tracker, contact tracing, and testing site locations.

Yale Resources

• COVID-19 Research: highlights COVID-19 research conducted by Yale researchers.
• COVID-19: ISPS and Yale Social Science: a repository of Yale social science activities related to the COVID-19 pandemic created by the Institution for Social and Policy Studies (ISPS).
• Yale Law School's COVID-19 Projects and Publications: recordings and upcoming panels organized by the Yale Law School.