A team of Australian Medics has discovered and successfully tested a drug with the ability to stop HIV infection, after spending sleepless nights conducting research.
According to the Sydney based researchers, the drug branded as Truvada, was tested on over 3,700 people and the results were remarkable.
In a study published in October 2018, the medics said the blue Truvada pill targeted gay men (3669) and slightly above 30 bisexuals.
The two groups were selected since they are classified as high risk populations.
“The speed of the decline we have seen in new HIV infections in gay and bisexual men is a world first. These numbers are the lowest on record since HIV surveillance began in 1985,” study leader Andrew Grulich was quoted by Bloomberg.
Grulich is also head of HIV epidemiology and prevention at Kirby Institute of the University of New South Wales.
The researchers have it that, before the tests were launched, about 300 Australians (gay and bisexual) would be infected with the deadly virus within 12 months.
In 2018, the number dropped by 102 after the pills were administered in 2016.Those who who defaulted on adhering to the pills, were largely infected.