New Drug Provides Total Protection From H.I.V. in Trial of Young African Women
New Drug Provides Total Protection From H.I.V. in Trial of Young African Women
Really hope this turns out to work at scale. Much as AIDS contributed to the rise in conservativism in the past 40 years, maybe a vaccine will do the opposite.
I think it was just exploited by conservatism but ok
Sounds like you're more interested in politics than preventing the disease and saving lives.
That's not at all what I said.
Conservatives will rally to outlaw it in the U.S. in 3... 2...
15 years later, when the FDA finally approves it, it will cost $11,000 a dose. And good luck trying to get insurance to cover that.
already approved
Lenacapavir was approved for medical use in the European Union in August 2022,[10][12] in Canada in November 2022,[5][6] and in the United States in December 2022.[11][13][14] It is the first of a class of drugs called capsid inhibitors to be FDA-approved for treating HIV/AIDS.[11][15]
for treatment dosage price is 42k/year but presumably preventive dose is smaller
It's called Sunlenca and is made by Gilead Sciences Inc, for anyone interested.
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