New Drug Application for Twice-Yearly Injectable PrEP Accepted by FDA
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The fight against HIV has undoubtedly come a long way in recent decades. While challenges remain, especially when it comes to overcoming stigma, calling out antiquated HIV criminalization laws and HIV funding at home and abroad, the latest breakthrough in HIV prevention could transform how individuals manage their risk. Last week, the U.S. Food and
    • jol@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      Worth noting that twice-a-month injections already exist, both for treatment and PrEP. However, HIV pills are expensive, and injections are even more expensive and need to be administered by a trained person. That makes it hard to deploy in the places the world needs more: vulnerable, poor, rural communities.

      World health is a social problem more than a technical one.