Study: Twice-yearly Injections Cut HIV Infections by 100 Percent — VOA Learning English

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From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.

A new study has found that the twice-yearly injections of a treatment for AIDS were 100 percent effective in preventing new HIV infections in women.

The U.S. drugmaker Gilead sells the drug treatment under the name Sunlenca. The drug is approved in the United States, Canada, Europe and in other places, but only as a treatment for HIV.

The researchers ended the study early because of the surprisingly good results. All the people in the study were then offered the injection, or shot, also known as lenacapavir.

Thandeka Nkosi helped run the Gilead research at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation in Masiphumelele, South Africa. She…

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Maria Cheng and Gerald Imray reported this story for The Associated Press. Anna Matteo adapted it for VOA Learning English.­­­­­­­

Source: learningenglish.voanews.com/a/study-twice-yearly-injections-cut-hiv-infections-b

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