A new way to prevent HIV delivers dramatic results in trial

A new way to prevent HIV delivers dramatic results in trial(npr.org)

40 points by yakito 1 year ago | 4 comments

Gilead Shot Prevents 100% of HIV Cases in Trial of African Women - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40742163 - June 2024 (412 comments)

jerojero 1 year ago |

Like they say by the end of the piece. It's all about the pricing, it's not just having a drug that works but having one people can actually have access to.

PrEP is really cheap, and it is covered by most healthcare programs around the world. But there's a lot of stigma surrounding it, and in my experience there's a lot of people that either don't know about it or think it's too much hassle.

A shot every six months would be ideal, but it wouldn't be ideal if you gotta pay thousands of dollars a shot. We'll see how it goes.

cogman10 1 year ago | |

The break even point is around $360 per shot. PrEP costs ~$2/pill.

Arguably a slightly higher cost, like $400 or even $500, is worth it given the higher effectiveness and the fact that you don't run the risk of forgetting it.

Cheaper is definitely better.

cogman10 1 year ago |

Impressive results. PreP is already a major game changer, if you can move to a 6 month injection instead this could really help a lot of people.