Gilead Sciences, maker of the drug, announced that a twice-a-year injection of lenacapavir has been approved in the United States for HIV prevention under the brand name Yeztugo, and seen here in New York 2024 Ian Haddock participated in a trial of lenacapavir.
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Gilead Sciences, maker of the drug, announced that a twice-a-year injection of lenacapavir has been approved in the United States for HIV prevention under the brand name Yeztugo, and seen here in New York 2024 Ian Haddock participated in a trial of lenacapavir.
Mandatory Credit: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

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FDA approves twice-a-year injection for HIV prevention

A drug currently used to treat certain HIV infections has also, on Wednesday, received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to be used to prevent HIV.