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22 March 2006

Terrence Higgins Trust, Labour students & NUS welcome reduction of VAT on condoms

Terrence Higgins Trust, Labour Students and The National Union of Students welcome the announcement in Gordon Brown’s budget that VAT on condoms will be reduced to 5%.  The organisations have been working together to campaign for this reduction to be made and are pleased to see the Government making sexual health a priority.

6 March 2006

Campaign doubles gay men's awareness of drug which could prevent HIV infection

Gay men’s awareness of a drug which could prevent HIV infection when someone has been exposed to the virus has doubled in the UK following a targeted national education campaign.  The drug, called Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP), has an 80% chance of preventing HIV infection if taken within 72 hours of exposure, for 28 days.