David HoAug 4, 2024

Unfortunately, the drug that prevents HIV infection, lenacapavir, is currently unaffordable at $42,250 for the first year. If it were sold by Gilead for $40 per year, it would still yield them a 30% profit. But I guess that’s not how capitalism works.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02493-4

Stunning trial shows twice-yearly shots can prevent HIV infection

Injections of the drug lenacapavir protected sexually active women and girls in Africa from the virus.

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@davidho The despicable greed of big pharma puts earnings over human lives, these should be deemed crimes against humanity, despite the economic regime your country observes. The needs of the many outweigh the greed of the few, they would still earn a profit.
Aug 4, 2024 at 11:58amWeb