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The U.S. has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, maker Gilead Sciences announced Wednesday. It’s the first step in an anticipated global rollout that could protect millions – although it’s unclear how many in the U.S. and abroad will get access to the powerful new option.

While a vaccine to prevent HIV still is needed, some experts say the shot — a drug called lenacapvir — could be the next best thing. It nearly eliminated new infections in two groundbreaking studies of people at high risk, better than daily preventive pills they can forget to take.

“This really has the possibility of ending HIV transmission,” said Greg Millett, public policy director at amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research.

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 59 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Just waiting for RFK jr to revoke this approval on the basis that it can't prevent gay people from doing poppers, so it must not work.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 28 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's like Goose Bumps cover art

[–] Whitebrow@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Necronomicon cover but for pestilence matters only

[–] TipRing@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago (2 children)

He probably believes poppers are the real cause of AIDS since that was a conspiracy theory for awhile.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 12 points 5 days ago

There's actually a video out there of him talking to a room full of people about this exact thing. He 100% endorses this theory.

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

D..do…don’t listen… t…to me. I’m… no…not a doctor. You know, Pop…pers… that causes aids.

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

He'll probably dig up the editors of Continuum magazine to give them leadership positions in the FDA afterwards.

[–] ShoeThrower@lemmy.zip 26 points 5 days ago (1 children)

In the US it will cost $30,000 per year of treatment, while a generic version could be sold for $40 and still be massively profitable.

[–] Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago

Jesus Christ, I thought you were just being cynical, but they're really planning on charging that much. These fucking people, I swear...

[–] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 41 points 5 days ago (2 children)

“Gilead” sciences.

Yikes.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 22 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Formed in 1987, two years after Margaret Atwood published The Handmaid's Tale.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It's an old name for a real place, not likely a reference to the book

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago

There are multiple conflicting stories about the origin of the name, none of which involve the book, so I'm definitely thinking it's the book

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

Probably coincidence, it was supposedly named after Balm of Gilead

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Quick poll, Under this current admin, the stance by RFK jr., and with their open stance of LGBQT+ community; will you trust them enough to take this vaccine?

I really am interested to see the responses.

[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 22 points 5 days ago

Unfortunately, it's not a vaccine. It's similar to the Depo Provera shot in that it releases the active medication over a long time from a gel injected into a muscle, but it doesn't grant immunity when the drug is not present in the system the way a vaccine would.

[–] renamon_silver@lemmy.wtf 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Approved by AI or scientists?

[–] ShoeThrower@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 days ago

The EU and Canada too.