Let's Get Summer Ready!

Leading public health expert, Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH, provides a checklist for staying healthy and safe during summer Pride and beyond. Watch and share.
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Dr. Daskalakis is the Acting Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, deployed from his position as the Director of the Division of HIV Prevention in the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at CDC. He is an infectious disease specialist with a focus on LGBTQAI communities.
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TRANSCRIPT:
Hey girls, gays, and theys stop right there. I got some good information for you. Watch this video.
Summer's fun. I want to start with that…
We expect you to have a great time,
like, whether that's through Pride festivals,
or, all of the other events
that really celebrate the LGBTQAI+ community.
So, let's start from there.
Number one: Know before you go.
Stay up to date with sexually transmitted infection testing.
Make sure you get your butt swabbed and throat swabbed.
If you're using a part of your body for sex,
you should get that screened for gonorrhea and chlamydia.
Number two: Get the mpox vaccine.
If you haven't gotten your mpox vaccine,
make sure you run and get it.
If we get on top of it,
we are going to not only protect our health,
we're also gonna protect our summer fun.
Number three: Consider PrEP.
If you are someone who could potentially benefit from
pre-exposure prophylaxis, consider starting it,
or if you're on PrEP, make sure that you have enough
medications, so you're good to go for that season.
If you don't want to commit to taking a pill every day
or taking an injection every couple of months,
… there is another option. It's called episodic PrEP or 211 PrEP
and that's PrEP on demand,
Number four: Be prepared. Naloxone.
And, lastly, sometimes when we go to parties for Pride
and other events, there are people who may be using drugs.
And, it's really important to know how to arm yourself
to prevent overdose, including, potentially using naloxone.
There's a lot of information about that, but really
be prepared to go, be prepared to have fun,
and also go in there with all the tools that
you need to stay happy and healthy.