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A twice-yearly shot could help end AIDS. But will it get to everyone who needs it?

Nearly all of Latin America was excluded from the deal with drugmaker Gilead, sparking concern the world is missing a critical opportunity to stop AIDS.

FILE – A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir, the new HIV prevention injectable drug, at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation’s Masiphumelele Research Site, in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, which was one of the sites for Gilead’s lenacapavir drug trial. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht, File)
FILE – A pharmacist holds a vial of lenacapavir, the new HIV prevention injectable drug, at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation’s Masiphumelele Research Site, in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, which was one of the sites for Gilead’s lenacapavir drug trial. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht, File)
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Nearly all of Latin America was excluded from the deal, sparking concern the world is missing a critical opportunity to stop AIDS.

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