“Undetectable equals untransmittable. It’s a short phrase that HIV researchers and prevention experts believe represents one of the biggest steps we’ve ever seen toward eradicating HIV.”
“The scientific consensus behind “U=U” means people living with HIV who respond to antiretroviral medication and achieve an “undetectable” status do not sexually transmit the virus.”
Hear more from NASTAD executive director Murray Penner and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director, Dr. Anthony Fauci on NPR.