PrEP - An HIV negative person taking Truvada or Descovy once a day to prevent HIV infection.
PEP - An HIV negative person taking a course of antiretrovirals within 72 hours after exposure to HIV to prevent HIV infection.
This article is referring to injectable PrEP. This is already available via an injection every two months and is typically used in populations that can't be expected to take a pill every day (drug addicts, etc.). The article is referring to a new form of injectable PrEP that extends this to once every six months.
PEP - An HIV negative person taking a course of antiretrovirals within 72 hours after exposure to HIV to prevent HIV infection.
This article is referring to injectable PrEP. This is already available via an injection every two months and is typically used in populations that can't be expected to take a pill every day (drug addicts, etc.). The article is referring to a new form of injectable PrEP that extends this to once every six months.