Besides learning about their faith, these Muslim teens learn how to defend it against misconceptions.
Vanessa De La Torre | Connecticut Public Radio
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In fight against HIV, outreach workers take ‘PrEP’ to the streets
PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, can lower the risk of getting HIV through sex by more than 90 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet six years after the federal government approved the daily blue pill for HIV prevention, Connecticut public health officials say they are still trying to put PrEP on people’s radars, and into the hands of those most vulnerable to contracting the virus.