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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michelle Gumede

South Africa's health minister hails new HIV prevention jab but warns of limited supply

South Africa's health minister on Tuesday called lenacapavir, the first twice-yearly HIV prevention jab in the world, a “groundbreaking” tool to fight the disease, but warned initial donated supply would be limited to nearly half a million people in the African country with the highest prevalence rate.

This comes just weeks after the U.S. announced plans to buy 2 million doses of the HIV prevention drug for low-income countries.

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