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dr_test··on FDA has approved Yeztugo, a drug that provides protection against HIV infection
Yeah, it's not 100% protection in all studies. One study did have no participants contract aids which is fantastic and would be one data point for 100% prevention.

Another had 2 participants contract HIV out of about 2000 "Person-years". This was compared to another HIV treatment where 9 people contracted HIV (with only 1k "person-years" in that cohort). This equated to 89% reduction in HIV contraction compared to the other PrEP drug.

And that IS a fantastic result and if everyone could take this we'd probably be in a great spot HIV wise. ~90% improvement over current PrEP is great, and it's way easier to take and not mess up.

[1] https://www.askgileadmedical.com/len4prep/understanding/#stu...