Again, there are drawbacks with Truvada. It costs up to $12,000 per year, though a generic knockoff made overseas costs 40 cents a day. Its beneficial powers are untested among other groups such as needle-drug uses. Also, anyone in the HIV risk category must take the pill every day. But in the desperate fight for a silver-bullet vaccine, the latest drug breakthrough is a confidence builder.
Finally, the pope’s cautious words were a stunner. The deeply conservative leader opened the door to condom use in a cautious and partial way. Benedict doesn’t support widespread use, and he doesn’t believe their use is “a real or moral solution” to the AIDS epidemic, an outspoken position that drew heavy fire when he first voiced it on a trip to Africa a year ago.
But in a worst-case situation – say, a male prostitute – condom use could improve matters and lead to a teaching moment about moral responsibility, the pope indicated. His remarks were a historic and dramatic departure from a leader known for his strict adherence to church doctrine.
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