How Scientists Developed a Drug to Prevent HIV
Season 49
Episode 11
About the Episode
Here's how scientists developed a once-a-day pill that reduced the risk of sexually transmitted HIV transmission by 99%, a breakthrough that transformed the course of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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