rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social

Oh my god, this is fucking huge. It was huge when we developed a daily PrEP pill that could prevent you from catching HIV; this is a successful phase III trial of a PrEP shot that will only need to be given *twice a year*. Still needs a confirmatory Phase III, but holy fuck.

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Friend Of Justice @bigbadbugsteak.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 01:18 UTC

A good friend of mine was born with HIV and almost collapsed from relief when his son was born without it. LET'S FUKKEN GO

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cagey ratfish 🐟🐈‍⬛🎨🏳️‍⚧️ @cageyratfish.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 00:52 UTC

Wow!!!

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Ellin Stein @ellinst.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 16:25 UTC

And at one time this news would have been the lead story on every newscast and every publication. I supose it's a mark of how much HIV has been defanged that it has received relatively little attention.

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Duchess of Doom @kilagreene.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:10 UTC

Saw this and cried a little. There are so many people I wish could be here to see it too.

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Philo 🔜 Eurofurence @opfuchs.gay [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 04:47 UTC

This is amazing. I'm on the current PrEP shots, but that's 6 times a year. Going down to 2 would be massive.

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The muppety one @muppetk.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:47 UTC

I have mixed feelings here considering how hard it is to get people to get their covid vaxes that often…

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🛸clyde bruckman's final repost🐈‍⬛ @ultralaser.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:51 UTC

YO

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Ms. Ivette 🕯☽ ⛤ 🔮🖤 @bunnylove403.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 19:43 UTC

This is great and all, but will this work on people assigned Female at birth? I saw no mention of it working on Female born people.

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Wendy-Lady Robb @wendyzski.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 23:43 UTC

Not gonna lie, I'm crying now.

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Tiah Marie Beautement @mstiahmarie.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 04:39 UTC

Part of a South African study abroad test group in ‘99. US universities still cautious due to Amy Biehl. We all had to do a project. Mine was on the AIDS crisis, where mothers were being denied meds to prevent transmission of HIV to the baby. Dr Zuma and, later, Mbeki have so much to answer for.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:45 UTC

100%.

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Art Schart @notcribley.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 07:05 UTC

GOP will make this illegal within 5 years

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Amityville Amber @elementalamber.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 03:02 UTC

This is so fucking COOL.

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:30 UTC

This is amazing on its own, AND it has implications for viruses like COVID and EBV. All around beautiful.

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Buzz Foster @buzzfoster.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 15:48 UTC

This is great. Apretude is awesome, but I have to go in every 2 months. Right now it puts me in almost exactly at Christmas and my birthday. The price for being an early adopter, I suppose. Two times? Yes!

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Mike Wiser @drmikewiser.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:14 UTC

I really hope that a) the confirmation pans out, and b) it becomes available in pharmacies rather than requiring a physician appointment.

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Michelle Lamb @mlamb.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 16:05 UTC

Game changer.

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Southern Violet @southernviolet.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 00:22 UTC

Happy Pride!!

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JulyFlame @injulyflame.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:25 UTC

This really is immense on several levels. Not just for HIV, but when it comes to developing further protection from the negative effects of viruses in general, including COVID. Even PrEP was a huge step forward and still relatively new.

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EasilyDistracted @babblingfringe.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:10 UTC

Marking that one under “we live in the future, flying cars were a shitawful idea anyways”

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Tay @kauantai.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:10 UTC

Whoa!

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James Felix Black @tft.io [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 13:12 UTC

It doesn’t seem real, as a person in their 50s, that this is even on the table. Thank god.

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Riven @thechaosofmathias.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 04:00 UTC

That’s huge, and I’m already on Apretude

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Rev. Jesus “H" Christ, KSC @reverendjesus.com [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:09 UTC

Holy SHIT.

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Chris Delauder @beaglebets.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 07:13 UTC

as an 80's kid i'm still just flabbergasted that this is a solved problem. it really seemed like we would never see the day. this is up there with closing the ozone hole

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedb.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:12 UTC

WOW

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Amy Hoy @amyhoy.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:10 UTC

100%!! incredible. must be so much easier to manage 2x a year.

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Wildflower @coloradowildflower.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 15:35 UTC

Now do Covid! And cancer! Yeah, Science!!!!!!

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MaryVarshini108 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐕🛷 @maryvarshini108.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 01:29 UTC

Amazing news!

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Robin Marwick @electricland.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:23 UTC

WOW

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betsy cooley @betsycooley.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 01:33 UTC

Great!!!

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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:09 UTC

I just.

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:43 UTC

We could be the last generation to even live with HIV. Gilead, do the right thing, please. Make tiny, tiny profits on each shot and make it available for a globally attainable price. 8 billion shots twice a year still brings in a lot of money for many, many years.

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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:25 UTC

WOW, incredible

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David (he/him) @dkbell0.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:12 UTC

Holy shit that's amazing!

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Michelle @michmatchrv.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 05:16 UTC

My jaw is on the floor! Those numbers don’t look real, and I’ve read through it twice.

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Joe Slater @joeinaustralia.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 00:42 UTC

If this is confirmed I suppose it would at least theoretically be possible to wipe out HIV altogether. What an amazing thing that would be.

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­　　　　　　　　　the　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　­　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　postes @rem.postes.club [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:09 UTC

oh my god????????

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John Blackwillow @blackwillow1.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 12:32 UTC

If this is fully validated and the efficacy is consistent, then it's far beyond just HIV. The ramifications of such a significant advance are huge. I just hope that governments don't(as they usually do) allow corporate greed to take precedence over human need.

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D is bad at names @dvosk.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 23:08 UTC

Phase III is so important. I’ve been on the end of conference calls where the CRO/pharma company is explaining how the data didn’t meet what was required in terms of significant results, and seen so many similar reports and closures now that I’m in regulatory work. But this is hopeful.

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Ranylt Richildis @ranylt.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 01:11 UTC

Thinking of my friends in the early 90s WHO WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE SEX BC OF TRANSMISSION and wishing they were young and horny in a better time (for meds, at least).

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rmacdca @rmacdca.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 07:06 UTC

Good news. We hoped for a "cure" way back in 92, when we lost Tom MacDonald, my older brother, who cared for me and who I miss. He would say "Well we can't dance and there are no ..." Bravest person I've met.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 02:55 UTC

To those of us who remember the '80s and early '90s, the world today is pretty damn glorious.

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🇵🇸Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer🏳️‍🌈 @nuclearanthro.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 03:01 UTC

make if free, make it widely available, push it massively. Across globe. To start. In an ideal world.

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Serenitymoon @serenitymoon.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:25 UTC

Oh shit. That is spectacular!

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Kasey Feral Smith @ihazrabies.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 09:55 UTC

Shit. That's a world changer.

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Meredith Tarr @smoemeth.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 02:13 UTC

Happy Pride!!! Wow.

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Scarlet Rose @scarlet-rose.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 03:20 UTC

@sailorrooscout.bsky.social ^^^ Are you reading this!?

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Xenotropos @xenotropos.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 22:29 UTC

Good Lord, if it works as it seems to this could mean the end of HIV/AIDS in a decade or two. These researchers deserve a Nobel prize, or whatever medical researchers get.

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