a year of truvada costs $13,000 but most health insurers cover the drug. only an estimated 4,000 people who are hiv negative are taking it. a clinical research director at whitman walker one of washington, d.c.'s oldest clinics serving the gay community. he said that the prep's adoption especially in a high-risk population could be the answer. >> washington, d.c. has the highest prevalent of any urban city hiv in the united states. we're shy of 3% overall of the population, which is higher than some rates in countries in africa. if you're african-american, and you have sex with men and you're between the ages of 20 and ho, your chance of having hiv would be one in five. >> for decades gay health advocates have centered on condom use and awareness on status. in the 1980's when contracting a.i.d.s. was essentially a death sentence, that message work. now officials are skeptical of promoting prep. >> i'm afraid we're losing those skills if we say we don't have to have those conversations any more. why bother if people are hiv positive and taking medications a

. >> meaningmeaning taking truvada every day, and checking in regularly.r of truvada costs 13,000. but is mostly mostly covered by health insurance. prep's adoption especially in a high risk population, could be the answer to his city's ep dem epidemic. >> washington, d.c. has the highest prevalence of any urbanity of hiv in the united states. we currently are just shy of 3% overall of the population which is higher than some rates of countries in africa. your chance in having hiv would be one in five. >> gay rights advocates have centered condom use and awareness of status. and in the 1980s when contracting hiv was essentially a death sentence, that message worked. now 30 years later some medical professionals are skeptical about promoting prep. >> i fear we may be losing those conciliation if we are just saying we don't have to have dps those skills if we are just saying we don't have to have those conversations anymore. discussions around sex because why bother if everyone answer just either hiv positive and taking their medications as they should or ne

pues son varias partes.incluyen do la promocion de un medicamento llamado pro- filaxis o truvada querimera pastilla aprobada por el gobierno federal para prevenir la infeccion.. esta ha demostrado ser efectiva en más de un 92 por ciento. escuchemos. (sot) scott wiener supervisor de san francisco "todavia hay casi 400 personas cada anos en san francisco que son infeccionados y es demasiado queremos tener una ciudad en que nadie sea infeccionado con vih" (vo) ademas contemplan campanas de educacion y una campana especifica para que los grupos de riesgo se realicen una prueba del vih cada tres meses. hoy lo que ocurrio durante la junta de supervisores es que se externo la necesidad de que las agencias de salud publicas se integren a este esfuerzo. tambien se toco el tema del presupuesto. se espera que fondos estatales sean destinados para este proposito en especifico. (sandra) getting to zero es de suma importancia pues san francisco fue considerada en algun momento como la meca de los casos de vih. se estima que actualmente unas 18 mil personas viven aqu con el padecimiento. es un nume

y hoy lideres de la ciudad recibieron una actualizacion; estn creando conciencia sobre la droga "truvadapero agencias de san francisco y organizaciones que ofrecen servicios a estos pacientes que dicen necesitan de mas fondos para ayudar en las areas de hogares asequibles, abuso de sustancias y la salud mental. se estima que unas 18 mil personas en esa ciudad viven con el v-i- h... take vo/cesar --oficiales de salud vuelven a hacer un llamado... si no esta vacunado contra el sarampion... hagalo. expertos creen que el numero de pacientes aumentara en los proximos dias... se han confirmado 59 pacientes hasta el momento quienes se creen se contagiaron durante una visita a disneylandia el mes pasado. por lo menos cinco de ellos si contaban con vacunas. expertos recuerdan que adultos que fueron vacunados hace decadas son de nuevo suceptibles a desarrollar el virus. cesar -- pasamos ahora con gabriela dellan.. blanca -- quien nos tiene el pronostico del tiempo.. gabriela facebook amigos tengan todos muy buenas noches y sean cordialmente bienvenidos a noticiero telemundo 48 . enseguida les comp