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Kenya began administering the first dose of a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug in a Nairobi slum on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“Today is a moment of hope for thousands of Kenyan families,” Health Minister Aden Duale said during the rollout.<\/p>\n
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