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Re:Gilead Shot Prevents All HIV Cases in Trial of African Women by alwa on Friday June 21, 2024 @12:27PM (#40751161)
Although we have to admit the moral hazard element too: by altering the risk calculus, it does seem to have helped weaken cultural norms around condom use and risky sexual behavior. Business is booming for bacterial infections.

Personally I’d say that’s a pretty good tradeoff: fear, stigma, and death for a different problem that’s more an annoyance than a mortal threat right now.

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Re:Gilead Shot Prevents All HIV Cases in Trial of African Women by giantg2 on Friday June 21, 2024 @01:28PM (#40751767)
I think another overlooked portion is that we shouldn't be using meds (for infectious diseases) to enable fun (which seems common with sex). Eventually those meds will lose effectiveness, that's just evolution. Then the people who really do need them will be out of luck.
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