CDC announces pill program for HIVStaff writer, with CNATwo groups of people considered at high risk of contracting HIV now have access to free preventive treatment, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said on Tuesday. The treatment, in the form of a pill, is being provided to partners of people with HIV and people under the age of 36, CDC Deputy Director-General Philip Lo (羅一鈞) said. Known as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the medicine is recognized internationally as an effective prevention treatment against HIV, Lo said. Centers for Disease Control personnel at a news conference in Taipei on Tuesday hold signs with information about an HIV pill program. The program was launched on April 1, offering 30 PrEP pills per month to female partners of people with HIV, Lo said.

Source: Taipei Times April 16, 2021 15:56 UTC