So, U = U is some of the most important news that we have.
U= U stands for undetectable is equal to untransmittable.
What that means is people who are sexually active, who are taking HIV medicine, and whose viral load is below the level of detection that the lab can find, they cannot transmit HIV to their sexual partners.
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