Why Aren't HIV Prevention Pills Going to the People Who Need Them?

When Truvada was introduced four years ago as a way to prevent HIV, public health leaders didn't welcome the drug with open arms. The head of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation panned the once-daily pill as a "party drug." Other health officials claimed that taking Truvada would cause a wave of wild unprotected sex. Even members of the LGBTQ community parroted the criticism, with

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