Alexis Perkins is still trying to find a provider to write her a prescription for PrEP. “If I wasn’t really confident in myself, this could have been a very discouraging experience,” she said. (Sam Whitehead/KFF Health News)
In Helena, Montana, three machines purchased by Lewis and Clark County have been distributing free Narcan nasal spray for more than a year. (Mara Silvers/Montana Free Press)
It’s estimated that only “about 30% of the people who should be on PrEP are on PrEP and of them in the U.S., only 7% of PrEP users are women,” Dr. Shivanjali Shankaran said.
