South Africa rolls out HIV prevention drug lenacapavir
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Source: AP News
Published: 2026-06-09 17:00 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Health, Africa, Family, Drugs
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Growing up witnessing the devastating effects of HIV in her family and community in South Africa pushed Olwam Plaatjie to start using preventive HIV medications three years ago. The 19-year-old is one of thousands of South Africans who signed up for clinical trials of lenacapavir, a highly effective, twice-yearly injectable prevention drug that addresses the drawbacks of daily oral prevention pills.
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