id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-341323-mw352rr1 Logie, Carmen H Lessons learned from HIV can inform our approach to COVID‐19 stigma 2020-05-04 .txt text/plain 1560 100 50 We are moving away from siloed stigma research on individual health conditions (e.g. HIV, mental health), social identities (e.g. race, sexual orientation) and practices (e.g., sex work, drug use) [15] . Intersecting stigmasuch as racism and povertyinteract with HIV-related stigma to harm health engagement and outcomes [16, 17] and may present analogous barriers to COVID-19 testing and treatment [14] . There are complex associations between HIV-related stigma and age, whereby older persons living with HIV may experience reduced health effects of stigma [21, 22] . The contact approach involves people who have experienced the stigma being targeted (e.g. persons living with HIV, persons experiencing COVID-19 stigma) delivering the intervention to provide a face to the pandemic that in turn can foster empathy and reduce othering [26, 27] . Creating space for stories of COVID-19 that reveal stigma and solidarity, of front-line healthcare workers' experiences, and of people living in quarantine, can reduce fear and spark empathy by helping us to see ourselves and our communities reflected in the pandemic [28] . ./cache/cord-341323-mw352rr1.txt ./txt/cord-341323-mw352rr1.txt