An injection of the new drug lenacapavir provides six months of protection against infection by HIV.
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It's a twice-a-year injection that is remarkably effective in preventing an HIV infection. Distribution is starting. But questions are being raised about getting it to the areas that need it most.
An injection of the new drug lenacapavir provides six months of protection against infection by HIV.
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