Anyone exhausted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic or the 2020 Election, take heart: a new study based in the UK has revealed that infection rates of HIV are at their lowest since 1998.The new data, released by Public Health England (PHE) shows that there were 1,700 new infections in 2019.
That number marks a steep decline from 2011, when the UK health organization charted 2,700 new infections.The Gay UK reports that public health officials have linked the drop in cases to the availability of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis, commonly known as PrEP.
The treatment involves a daily regimen of anti-HIV drugs and regular STI screening with the aim of eliminating HIV transmission.