At least 3 people gets HIV after invasive facials at a spa

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8-07-2023, 23:59

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The New Mexico Department of Health - DOH is telling people who got injection services, like botox, at a spa in Albuquerque that they could be at risk of blood-born infections like HIV and Hepatitis C.

New Mexico Department of Health - DOH announced that they had identified a client of VIP Spa with a recently diagnosed HIV case linked to the patient received in 2018. This patient was not the first to be diagnosed with HIV following a procedure at VIP Spa in 2019, two other patients contracted HIV after receiving facials at the spa.

The DOH's investigation found that there were "additional HIV infections with direct or indirect connection with services provided at the VIP Spa," according to a statement released by the agency.

"It's very important that we spread the word and remind people who received any kind of injection-related to services provided at the VIP Spa to come in for free and confidential testing," said Dr. Laura Parajon, deputy secretary for DOH, in the statement.