Gilead Sciences has received US FDA approval for Yeztugo, its bi-annual HIV prevention injection, which has shown 96 per cent effectiveness in trials. Here's how it works, and what it costs.

Gilead's CEO says he's committed to making sure people around the world can get his firm's new HIV prevention shot Yeztugo.

(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Gilead Sciences' lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injection, for preventing HIV infection in adults and adolescents. Gilead said the drug will be sold under the brand name Yeztugo.