The vaccines that matter most for gay and bi men — mpox, hepatitis A and B, and HPV — sit unevenly across Georgia's system. Hepatitis B is well covered by the childhood programme, HPV is free only for young teenagers, and mpox is not a routine offering. For adult men, most of what you need is voluntary and self-pay. Here's the position on each and how to get it. For how the vaccines work, use the general vaccines guide linked below.

🟠 Hepatitis A and B

  • Hepatitis B has been part of Georgia's routine infant immunisation programme for years, with a birth dose and high coverage, so younger men are often already protected. It is sexually transmissible and part of the standard stack for gay and bi men — if you were not vaccinated as a child, get it. For adults it is voluntary and self-pay (a three-dose course).
  • Hepatitis A is voluntary and self-pay, and worth having given faecal-oral transmission through sex. It doubles as a standard travel vaccine.

Get a quick antibody test before paying for a full course — you may already be immune to hepatitis B from childhood vaccination. Ask whether the clinic stocks the combined hepatitis A+B vaccine: fewer visits, same protection. AHF Checkpoint offers free hepatitis B and C testing, a useful first step to check where you stand.

🟣 HPV

HPV drives anal and throat cancers and genital warts — squarely an issue for gay and bi men. In Georgia the 9-valent HPV vaccine is free for children aged 10–12 (two doses), which is the state programme's focus.

For adult men it is voluntary and self-pay. International schedules support HPV vaccination for men up to around age 26 (and it retains value later), given as a three-dose course at private clinics.

  • How to get it: ask a private clinic for the HPV vaccine by name and confirm they stock the 9-valent version.
  • Cost: self-pay; ask the clinic for the per-dose and full-course price.

🦠 Mpox

Mpox vaccination is not a routine, openly available offering in Georgia. There is no standing walk-in programme for at-risk men, and supply — where it exists at all — is tied to outbreak response through the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC).

Do not assume you can get an mpox vaccine on demand here. If you want it, ask the AIDS Center or an HIV/sexual-health service directly what is available to you right now, and watch for symptoms in the meantime. Availability moves with the outbreak situation.

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