Consensus Statement on HIV “Treatment as Prevention” in Criminal Law Reform
The Consensus Statement is a collaborative document that grew out of the recognition of a need for guidance on how the science of HIV treatment and prevention tools relates to the reform of HIV criminal laws.
What does undetectable = untransmittable (U=U) mean?
Overview of U=U, explaining how effective treatment lowers the level of HIV (the viral load) in the blood to a level where sexual transmission of HIV is no longer possible. When the levels are extremely low (below 200 copies/ml of blood measured) it is referred to as an undetectable viral load. At this stage, HIV cannot be passed on sexually.