Only 891 in Free HIV-Prevention Drug Program Meant for 200,000

A Trump administration program to get 200,000 uninsured patients access to the HIV prevention drug Truvada only has 891 participants, HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir said Monday at a virtual meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.

Giroir said officials have been “doing double duty” with the response to Covid-19 and HIV prevention efforts, but “it’s time that we double down” on the initiative to end HIV.

The program is a cornerstone of the Trump administration’s initiative to reduce HIV infections in the nation, as Truvada is one of the only two medications approved in the U.S. ...