Grindr Will Help Distribute Free at-home HIV Tests
Posted on March 22, 2023
NBC NEWS – Grindr is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other public health organizations and corporations to distribute free at-home HIV testing kits to populations most affected by the virus. The program, called Together TakeMeHome, will provide up to 1M HIV self-tests over five years, and it is supported by a $41M grant from CDC. Grindr's role is to allow users in the U.S. and Puerto Rico to easily order an at-home HIV test directly from the app. The test kit consists of an FDA-approved OraQuick device that uses mouth swabs and takes 20 minutes to provide a result. The program is available to anyone in the U.S. and Puerto Rico over the age of 17, with a focus on populations disproportionately affected by HIV.
