FDA Approves HIV-Prevention Drug That Nearly Eliminated the Virus’s Spread in Clinical Trials

Gilead Sciences announced June 18 that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV, with company executives touting the medication as a “very real opportunity” at ending the HIV epidemic.

In a press release, Gilead said that clinical trials of the drug—called Yeztugo or lenacapavir—showed that the twice-yearly injection was highly effective, with nearly all study participants who took it remaining HIV negative.