Sir Elton John has pledged $1 million (£815,000) for the fight against HIV/AIDs to make sure sufferers aren’t ‘forgotten’ amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Your Song singer has been working with his AIDs foundation, with the new funds being available in the ‘next few months’.
Going on Miley Cyrus’ Bright Minded live-stream on Instagram, Elton warned of HIV/AIDs sufferers dealing with a ‘double whammy’ considering frontline workers are struggling to cope with Covid-19.
He said: ‘I’m going to stick to my guns with the Aids Foundation and make sure because of this global pandemic that’s happening that the people who are suffering from another global pandemic don’t get forgotten. ‘That’s what my foundation has tried to do, help the