HIV Jab will be available very soon in England and Wales.

[puntingking]

An injection to prevent HIV is to be offered to patients on the NHS in England and Wales for the first time, bringing it in line with Scotland.

The long-acting shot, given six times a year or every other month, is an alternative to taking daily pills to protect against the virus.

It is good news but HIV vaccine would be the best way. Fingers cross the vaccine will come someday. But nevertheless it is still good news. 


Experts hope the cabotegravir (CAB-LA) injections will help meet the ambition of ending new HIV cases by 2030 in the UK.

People will be able to get the injections from NHS-operated sexual health clinics "in coming months" says the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, external (NICE), which approved the treatment for NHS use.

The full article of the story can be found here: External Link/Members Only

[alabama1]

An injection to prevent HIV is to be offered to patients on the NHS in England and Wales for the first time, bringing it in line with Scotland.

The long-acting shot, given six times a year or every other month, is an alternative to taking daily pills to protect against the virus.

It is good news but HIV vaccine would be the best way. Fingers cross the vaccine will come someday. But nevertheless it is still good news. 


Experts hope the cabotegravir (CAB-LA) injections will help meet the ambition of ending new HIV cases by 2030 in the UK.

People will be able to get the injections from NHS-operated sexual health clinics "in coming months" says the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, external (NICE), which approved the treatment for NHS use.

The full article of the story can be found here: External Link/Members Only

Thanks for crunching the numbers mate, appreciated 

[Lou2019]

Thanks for crunching the numbers mate, appreciated 

Another prize prat like his mate gurds

[gurds]

Hiv is incredibly low risk though to be honest from vaginal sex.

[myothernameis]

It is good news but HIV vaccine would be the best way.

Should that not be second best way, best way wear a condom

[scutty brown]

An injection to prevent HIV is to be offered to patients on the NHS in England and Wales for the first time, bringing it in line with Scotland.

The long-acting shot, given six times a year or every other month, is an alternative to taking daily pills to protect against the virus.

It is good news but HIV vaccine would be the best way. Fingers cross the vaccine will come someday. But nevertheless it is still good news. 


Experts hope the cabotegravir (CAB-LA) injections will help meet the ambition of ending new HIV cases by 2030 in the UK.

People will be able to get the injections from NHS-operated sexual health clinics "in coming months" says the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, external (NICE), which approved the treatment for NHS use.

The full article of the story can be found here: External Link/Members Only

from that link

Cabotegravir, made by ViiV Healthcare, should be used in combination with safer sex practices, such as use of condoms.

The NHS has an undisclosed discount from the manufacturer for the treatment that has a list price of around £7,000 per patient per year

If you think your local GP surgery, or the commissioning authorities are going to finance that then you need to give your head a wobble.
£7000/year vs cost of free condoms for a year? No chance. The money isn't there

[Doc Holliday]

"Cabotegravir will only be offered to people who cannot have oral PrEP, for example due to medical contraindications or difficulty swallowing tablets. Other examples might include people unable to take oral PrEP due to being homeless, living in unstable housing or experiencing domestic violence"

Based on current demand the above criteria is expected to apply to around 1000 people which is less than 1% of those currently prescribed PrEP.

"More than 111,000 people accessed PrEP in sexual health clinics in England during 2024, according to the latest HIV surveillance data published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). This is a 7.7% increase from 2023 and the largest number since records began in 2021. Most people taking PrEP in 2024 were gay men and other men who have sex with men (96,008). New HIV diagnoses fell by 2% in England over the same period, from 2,838 in 2023 to 2,773 in 2024"

"Recent data from UKHSA showed that among gay and bisexual men, new HIV diagnoses in England decreased by 6% from 859 in 2023 to 810 in 2024. Over the same period (between 2023 and 2024), new HIV diagnoses in England among Black African heterosexual men increased by 15% (231 to 265) but decreased by 5% among Black African heterosexual women (441 to 418)".

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[puntingking]

Should that not be second best way, best way wear a condom

agreed 

[JontyR]

agreed 

Not much use if you are being fucked bare up the arse at the time.