This drug offers 100% HIV protection in women

A drug initially used as treatment for HIV could be repurposed into a highly-effective prevention tool against the virus. However, affordability is going to be a major issue in its usage. — AFP

Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published July 24 (2024).

There were no infections in the young women and girls that got the shots in a study of about 5,000 patients in South Africa and Uganda, researchers reported.