“The U.S. government has recommended that hundreds of thousands of people at risk for AIDS take a daily drug that is effective in preventing the virus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an official recommendation Wednesday that people at high risk of contracting AIDS take a combination of two medicines called Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), which is known to help prevent infection of HIV, the virus that causes the deadly, incurable disease.

If taken regularly, the drug can reduce risk of infection in high-risk populations by up to 92%, the CDC says. “* Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola (TYT University) and Ben Mankiewicz (Turner Classic Movies) break it down.

*Read more here from Denver Nicks / Time:
http://time.com/100266/cdc-anti-hiv-pill-recommendation/