HIV postexposure prophylaxis during the COVID-19 pandemic: experience from Madrid.

Antiretroviral prophylaxis started within 72 hours of a possible exposure is a feasible and cost-effective measure to prevent HIV infection.1 In Spain, post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) is provided free-of-charge via a hospital-based HIV specialist. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages across the world, questions are emerging on its impact on routine healthcare. Spain imposed a national lockdown on 14 March 2020, with the strictest measures applied to the Madrid region, the epicentre of the epidemic.2 The state of emergency remained in effect through 21 …