The Ready, Set, PrEP plan is part of Trump’s 'Ending the HIV Epidemic' initiative, but activists say it doesn't go far enough.
The Ready, Set, PrEP plan is part of Trump’s "Ending the HIV Epidemic" initiative, but activists say it doesn't go far enough.Dec. 3, 2019, 10:16 PM UTCThe U.S. government will start a national HIV prevention program that will distribute free HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis medication, or PrEP, to uninsured Americans at risk of acquiring the virus, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday. Activists, however, say the plan doesn't go far enough.
Health Secretary Alex Azar called the new “Ready, Set, PrEP” program a “historic expansion of access to HIV prevention medication” and a “major step forward” in President Donald Trump’splan, which was announced in February and seeks to reduce HIV transmission by 90 percent by 2030. “Thanks to Ready, Set, PrEP, thousands of Americans who are at risk for HIV will now be able to protect themselves and their communities,” Azar said in a
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