Keep Your Health Cool for the Hot Summer Ahead!
Every summer rates of STI and mpox have been shown to increase. But you can keep your cool because HIM is here to help you beat the heat!
From the end of May and through the summer, HIM is offering free Mpox vaccinations and HIV/STI testing at bars, parties, and beaches near you! Providing you more ways to ensure a hot summer, so you can play it cool about your sexual health!
STI Testing Clinics
We’re offering free HIV/STI testing at bars, parties, and beaches near you! Find us at Wreck Beach Trail 7 or at Third Beach just past English Bay, or events near you!
Mpox Vaccination Clinics
It takes two doses of the Mpox vaccine for full protection. If you only have one dose or none, HIM is offering free Mpox vaccines at bars, parks, plazas, and beaches near you!
Upcoming Clinics
View the table below to see the details of our upcoming outreach clinic throughout the summer:
FAQs
Yes, Services at HIM are confidential. You do not need an ID to access services.
Routine tests are available, HIV, gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia.
Mpox (formerly called monkeypox) is a viral infectious disease caused by the orthopoxvirus. It can cause a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever. In British Columbia, Mpox cases detected to date are caused by clade 2b, with the primary mode of transmission via close, skin to skin contact with a Mpox rash. It primarily affects gay, bi, queer and other men who have sex with men.
Identify as gay, bi, queer men, gender diverse or other men whoi have sex with men, and have one of thefollowing;
- Have had sex with more than one partner.
- Have had sex with a partner who has had more than one partner.
- Have had casual sex (eg: Cruising).
- Engage in sex work either as a worker or a client.
