Pharma manufacturer Gilead making available at cost (2 million doses in most needed countries) while generics are developed and can later be distributed. Decent play from a Pharma company.
It’s so nice to have these vaccines to protect us and allow us to live a fuller life…. I wonder what republicans are gonna do about it?… or is Kennedy gonna stop it from hitting shelves?
Wow! AIDS was a death sentence when I was young, no chance of survival.
Go look up side effects of medications. Even if controlled, your kidneys and liver are in for a bad time.
Peter Marks was forced out of the FDA by Trump, in part for refusing to spread disinformation about vaccines. I didn’t think we’d be able to believe anything they say for the next few years.
Cool, can I get this shot when I get my flu shot?
I thought you were only supposed to get the flu shot once a year?
Yeah but it would motivate people like me to get around to it
And it only took doctors and scientists 5 decades. Not bad. 👍
Twice a year injectables are very scary to me because an adverse reaction is something may last more than half a year. You could be in for a bad time.
ETA Before getting angry, read my response below.
Scarier than AIDS?
Speaking as someone with HIV, the worst part is actually the medication. I’ve literally spent at least 6 months at home at various points because the side effects are so bad that I sometimes need a week or two to adjust to any changes. I’ve had to try 6-8 combinations just to find something whose side effects were light enough that I could work. One caused me such bad abdominal distention that I couldn’t eat solid food for about 1.5 years and I formed a hernia that required surgery.
So yes, for me, most of them are genuinely worse than dying.
Now I think you were just saying something rude to me a moment ago.
I wasn’t trying to be rude. It just seemed like you were suggesting the preventative injectable could be worse than AIDS itself, and I was genuinely asking why that would be scarier.
I’m sorry you’ve had such a rough experience with HIV treatment. That sounds genuinely awful. But just to clarify, the medication being discussed here is preventative, not treatment after infection. It likely has a different side effect profile because its purpose is prevention, not management of the disease.
If anything, your experience actually makes the case for a reliable preventative even stronger.
I understand where you’re coming from based on what you’ve been through, but I think we’re talking about two very different situations.
Sorry for the late reply, I’ve been moving. I appreciate your response, it was a kind message.
