I say shocking because it, well, is.
Swiss AIDS officials have determined that if you're taking anti-HIV drugs and you always take the drugs on schedule and your HIV blood tests come back "undetectable" for six months in a row and you don't have any other sexually transmitted diseases, it is next to impossible that you could transmit HIV during unprotected sex (barebacking).I don't know. I'm willing to believe that the Swiss got it right, but I can imagine a lot of stupid people saying "whoopee!" and then not following all the specific rules as laid out above, and getting themselves sick. Cause for elation or concern? Check out a more thorough discusison of the report here (h/t reader Steve in CNJ).
The Swiss Federal Commission on HIV/AIDS issued its stunning report Jan. 30, concluding that people with HIV who have no detectable viral load as a result of anti-retroviral treatment apparently are unable to transmit the virus.
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