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AVAC @avac.org · 1d

Must-read from @vox.com Amid the #foreignaid freeze and rising threats to #HIV programs, the story of injectable #lenacapavir for #PreP shows what’s at stake, and what’s still possible.

#PEPFAR #HIVprevention

Read: buff.ly/ao9nnko

The only thing standing between humanity and the end of HIV

Even Trump is fast-tracking this innovative new drug. What could go wrong?

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Greg Folkers @gregfolkers.bsky.social · 2d

NYT: They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives.

by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social

nyti.ms/4hazsrZ

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AVAC @avac.org · 2d

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 4d

The first reports of what would eventually be called AIDS and its causative agent identified as HIV were published in the MMWR in 1981 alerting health care and public health systems across the country. A tremendous loss for public health.

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 4d

It was yet another rough night for CDC employees: Dozens — possibly hundreds, they are still self-surveying — were let go late at night, including those who worked on the prestigious MMWR reports

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Greg Folkers @gregfolkers.bsky.social · 5d

WHO: First lenacapavirs prequalified

bit.ly/4obiJHc

lenacapavir PrEP

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AVAC @avac.org · 5d

In the midst of profound disruptions to US leadership in #globalhealth, the world has seen sustained momentum behind the rollout of injectable #lenacapavir for #PrEP.

This and more in our latest roundup of resources, avac.org/blog/oct2025...

New LEN Resources, Publications on PLP and TG Inclusion and More!

This roundup from AVAC highlights key developments across the field of HIV prevention from accelerating access to injectable lenacapavir (LEN) for PrEP, to advancing inclusion of pregnant and lactatin...

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SciDev.net @scidevnet.bsky.social · 9d

Funding cuts threaten the delivery of a new HIV prevention injection that is set to roll out in 2027.
#SciComm

www.scidev.net/global/news/...

Broader access urged for affordable HIV drug

Access gaps remain for HIV drug lenacapavir despite $US40-a-year price-tag, campaigners say.

www.scidev.net

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AVAC @avac.org · 5d

As the US gov’t shutdown drags on, #globalhealth hangs in the balance. But amid the chaos, a bright spot: WHO has prequalified injectable #lenacapavir for #PrEP, fast-tracking its access. Read more in this week’s #GlobalHealthWatch.

🔗 avac.org/blog/global-...

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 6d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 6d

Since 1997, the Research in Action Awards have raised over $4.8 million to drive our work to end HIV, hepatitis C, and tuberculosis. A huge thank you to our generous sponsors — your support makes this celebration possible and helps honor the change makers shaping the future of health equity

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AVAC @avac.org · 6d

Thanks @politico.com's Cheyanne Daniels, @egpaf.bsky.social's Catherine Connor, Elisha Dunn-Georgiou & our own Mitchell Warren for
for today's discussion, “Reimagining #GlobalHealth Partnership in the Post-USAID Era at #MarComSummit.

It's about trust, prioritization and protecting progress.

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AVAC @avac.org · 6d

"Not even a week after @amjpublichealth.bsky.social published our paper, Addressing #Transgender Erasure in #HIV Clinical Trials, the US #NIH moved to prohibit scientists from collecting data abt gender," write Brian Minalga and Cindra Fuerer.

📖 Read:
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Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism @bhekisisa.org · 6d

💉 SA plans to roll out the twice-a-year anti #HIV shot, #LEN, in 2026. To end #Aids, we need millions of people on it.

Can our health system track who’s getting & staying on it? Find out.

#EndAIDS #PrEP

bhekisisa.org/health-news-...

The six-monthly anti-HIV jab is coming. But can SA keep track of millions of users? - Bhekisisa

In April next year, South Africa plans to start rolling out an anti-HIV jab, taken only twice a year, that could end Aids in the country within 14 to 18 years. But is our public health system…

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AVAC @avac.org · 7d

Important news from WHO! The 1st #lenacapvirs for #PrEP have been prequalified in just 36 days through a new abridged prequalification pathway, which is the 1st time this procedure has been used!

extranet.who.int/prequal/news...

An important step, but more to do: www.prepwatch.org/tracking-len...

First lenacapavirs prequalified | WHO - Prequalification of Medical Products (IVDs, Medicines, Vaccines and Immunization Devices, Vector Control)

Gilead’s Lenacapavir Tablet and Injection Products Prequalified by WHO

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AVAC @avac.org · 7d

Compare all the choices among approved #HIV #PrEP choices today,
avac.org/resource/inf...

#HIVprevention #lenacapavir #LEN

AVAC @avac.org · 7d

See the potential demand for #LEN for #HIV #PrEP, avac.org/resource/inf...

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AVAC @avac.org · 7d

Compare the annual price of #HIV #PrEP products, avac.org/resource/inf...

#HIvprevention #LEN #lenacapavir

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AVAC @avac.org · 7d

Track the critical steps in #LEN for #PrEP rollout. avac.org/resource/inf...

#lenacapavir #HIVprevention #HIV

Where We Are Now with LEN for PrEP

The chaos in foreign assistance programs (including discontinuation of major PrEP programs), cuts in staffing and new demands on donor commitments will make decisions on the procurement of LEN for PrE...

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AVAC @avac.org · 7d

In the midst of profound disruption to US leadership in #globalhealth, the promise of #HIVPrevention and injectable #lenacapavir offers an opportunity to bend the curve of the #HIV epidemic, one we must not squander.

See our updated infographics on price & process for #LEN for #PrEP rollout.

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Greg Folkers @gregfolkers.bsky.social · 7d

TAG to Honor Gloria Reuben, Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, and Richard Lynn at the 2025 Research in Action Awards

bit.ly/48DEL19

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Funders Concerned About AIDS @fcaaids.bsky.social · 7d

"Data is like the GPS for funders," one attendee said at our pre-#USCHA2025 U.S. HIV Philanthropy Forum. We couldn’t agree more. FCAA is committed to bringing you fresh data on the U.S. with #Aidsvu : bit.ly/46wEgV2and on the world: resourcetracking.fcaaids.org

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IAS - the International AIDS Society @iasociety.bsky.social · 7d

📰 Just launched! New Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS) supplement underscores the importance of person-centred care in driving population-level impact in #HIV prevention.

Check out all the articles now: zurl.co/P4Yc3

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TAGHIVscience @taghivscience.bsky.social · 9d

Africa is an Essential Partner in the Research and Development of an #HIV Vaccine www.eurekaselect.com/article/150893 (open access)

Africa is an Essential Partner in the Research and Development of an HIV Vaccine

Despite significant advances in HIV antiretroviral treatment, and proven efficacy of HIV prevention options, an effective and affordable HIV vaccine is still necessary for the elimination of HIV, part...

www.eurekaselect.com

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AVAC @avac.org · 8d

For more on the Good Participatory Practice Guidelines check out buff.ly/PTUa0VI

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