A daily HIV pill that can dramatically cut a person’s risk of contracting the disease must be made available through the NHS “as soon as possible”, campaigners have said.

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Results of a major UK trial of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) have been described as “extremely exciting” and a “game-changer” by leading specialists.

The Proud study found that PrEP cut the risk of HIV infection among gay men considered to be at high risk by an unprecedented 86 per cent.

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