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Kenya Administers First HIV Prevention Shots

Kenya Administers First HIV Prevention Shots

Kenya began administering the first dose of a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug in a Nairobi slum on Thursday.

Lenacapavir, taken twice a year, has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV transmission by more than 99.9 percent, though it is technically a chemical drug rather than a vaccine because it does not train the immune system.

“Today is a moment of hope for thousands of Kenyan families,” Health Minister Aden Duale said during the rollout.


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