PrEP

Interruptions to HIV prevention and treatment services associated with COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has necessitated a range of population-based measures in order to stem the spread of infection. These measures may be associated with disruptions to other health services for gay and bisexual men

UK: Hundreds of gay men 'at greater risk of contracting HIV' after PrEP service closure

HUNDREDS of gay men have been put at greater risk of contracting HIV after being "left without a support service for months and months on end". The warning come as the Belfast trust confirmed its sexual health GUM/HIV Risk Reduction Clinic has no date for reopening - more than six months after it closed as part of Covid-19 reorganisation.

Two different cases of PrEP failure despite high adherence underline that such events are rare, but should not be ignored

Two reports of HIV infection occurring despite apparent adequate adherence to PrEP, confirmed by drug level testing, are the first reliably documented cases to be published in peer-reviewed journals since 2018.

US: HIV Testing and PrEP Use in Sexually Active Transgender People

Unique barriers and facilitators to HIV testing and PrEP uptake and adherence have been reported among transgender people. HIV testing rates among transgender people are inadequate given their risk for HIV, suggesting that culturally tailored programs are needed.

European Medicines Agency (EMA) approval of the dapivirine ring for HIV prevention for women in high HIV burden settings

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced today that its human medicines committee (CHMP) provided a positive benefit-risk opinion on the use of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring (DPV-VR) for HIV prevention.

Injectable PrEP offers superior efficacy to oral PrEP in clinical trial

PrEP administered as an injection every eight weeks was more effective in preventing HIV than oral PrEP in gay and bisexual men and transgender women, researchers confirmed at the 23rd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020: Virtual) today.