HIV prevention drug hailed as a 'breakthrough' gets FDA approval (opens in new tab)

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18 pointsneilfrndes9mo ago3 comments

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wmf9mo ago

$14,000 per dose.

"Even though the pills work, the Achilles heel of that strategy is that people were not adhering to taking the pills as prescribed,"

Surely a $14,000 payment twice a year will be easier to adhere to!

Like a six month vaccine

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18 pointsneilfrndes9mo ago3 comments

wmf9mo ago

$14,000 per dose.

"Even though the pills work, the Achilles heel of that strategy is that people were not adhering to taking the pills as prescribed,"

Surely a $14,000 payment twice a year will be easier to adhere to!

Like a six month vaccine

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse