Apparently, there is a new pill(named Truvada) which if you take makes you immune to HIV. It is still being debated if the release should be denied on the grounds that the pill is only partially effective in preventing transmission.
Because Truvada must be taken every day, protection from the virus will falter if, as is likely in everyday life, a dose is missed, the AHF said.
"Any approach that relies on adherence for people who don't have a disease is going to fail," AHF President Michael Weinstein said at a press conference on Thursday.
The Fenway Institute, which advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, and several other HIV organizations are in favor of using antiretroviral medication, along with risk reduction counseling and condoms, to prevent HIV transmission.
A coalition of 25 health organization in January contacted the FDA expressing their support for the Truvada application.
Officials at Gilead (producers of the drug) declined to comment.
A decision by the FDA, which granted an expedited review of the company's application, is expected by June 15 and a panel of experts will review the issue in May.
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