[DaveInDallas]

Confusing. Was he put on the HIV drug because the needle was contaminated with HIV, or as a precaution, just in case?

Probably just as a precaution. There are some medicines that can help prevent someone from getting HIV even if stuck with an HIV-infected needle, but the medicine needs to be taken within a certain amount of time after exposure.

[ponygirl]

But the article claims these were sewing needles? I could see it with a IV needle, but this seems a bit odd.