The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Morbidity and Mortality Report last week that documented the first instances of HIV transmissions contracted through unsterile injections used while receiving “vampire facials,

Three people were found to be contaminated from "an undetermined source at the spa" in New Mexico in 2018, resulting in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. HIV is a virus that attacks the immune system. While it cannot be cured, treatment can bring the virus to undetectable levels, making it a manageable condition.

But VIP Spa was cutting corners, according to the CDC and New Mexico prosecutors. When health inspectors examined the clinic, they found blood on a kitchen counter, unlabeled tubes of blood and injectables in the refrigerator and unwrapped syringes not properly disposed of.