The Trump administration has cut funding to programs that provide direct aid to communities affected by HIV and AIDS.

That includes the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which provides much of the funding to AIDS relief efforts abroad.

Science Magazine Senior Correspondent Jon Cohen reported on how two countries in southern Africa, Eswatini and Lesotho, have been impacted by cuts so far, and how community members and health providers are navigating these challenges.

San Diego is home to one of the leading HIV vaccine research efforts in the country, the Consortium for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development, but its funding is now at risk due to the administration's spending cuts. We hear from one researcher about what that could mean for the future of a HIV vaccine.

Guests:

• Jon Cohen, senior correspondent, Science
• Dennis Burton, co-lead of the Consortium for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development, professor, Scripps Research