Georgia has the highest rate of new HIV diagnoses in the nation, but the use of a prophylactic drug in the state lags behind the U.S. average. The new data on the drug regimen known as PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, come from AIDSVu, an interactive mapping tool produced in a partnership by Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health, Gilead Sciences, state health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
HIV prevention drug lags in Georgia
State has highest rate of new cases in nation