Pilot Program Marks the Company’s Expansion into Retail
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – July 25, 2024 – MISTR, the largest telemedicine provider offering free online STI testing, PrEP, DoxyPEP, and long-term HIV care in all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico, has announced a pilot program in partnership with seven Walmart locations in Georgia in which customers are able to access MISTR’s at-home HIV testing kits at zero cost. Initial store locations include Atlanta, Stockbridge, Morrow, Decatur, and Ellenwood.
Georgia is the number one state in the country for new HIV transmissions. The CDC has called HIV in Atlanta an epidemic as one in 51 people in Atlanta may be living with HIV/AIDS at any given time, which is on par with some of the highest rates of HIV infections in the world. Some zip codes in the Atlanta area have rates of HIV/AIDS that are six-to-eight times higher than the national average. Recognizing the crisis in this region, MISTR aims to be a solution and resource through this pilot program.
Customers living in these areas can walk into one of the seven Walmart locations and pick up a kit from the pharmacy, free of charge. They simply take the kit home, follow the instructions, and receive their results from MISTR, and connection to care if needed.
“There is an undeniable HIV crisis in Georgia with very few resources available,” said Tristan Schukraft, CEO and Founder of MISTR. “This program not only marks MISTR’s first retail partnership, but also addresses the community’s need for care options and increased sexual health education. I am proud that MISTR continues to democratize access to PrEP, DoxyPEP, and long term-HIV care and show up for these underserved individuals.”
This program comes on the heels of MISTR’s DoxyPEP launch in April of this year. The brand’s expansion into post-exposure care furthered its plans to solve the issue of access and adherence to PrEP and HIV care, and came at a time when the rate of STIs were on the rise — in 2022, more than 2.5 million cases of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia were reported in the U.S.; of that population, gay and bisexual men are disproportionately affected.
MISTR currently serves over 350,000 patients, with plans to extend their product portfolio in 2024. Following this pilot program with Walmart, MISTR has plans to double down its retail footprint by opening physical storefronts across the U.S. To learn more about MISTR, visit mistr.com.
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ABOUT MISTR:
MISTR is the largest telemedicine platform offering free online access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and long-term HIV care in all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico. Gay owned and operated, MISTR has brought together a network of the best doctors, pharmacists, and problem solvers to make PrEP, DoxyPEP and long-term HIV care available to all who need it. No doctor’s office, no paperwork and free delivery. Visit www.mistr.com.
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