In Oklahoma, for example, groups have been discussing ways to make emergency contraception pills like Plan B available to patients before they’re pregnant, exploring partnerships with online pharmacies and setting up “wellness vending machines” that carry condoms and STI tests. | Scott Olson/Getty ImagesGonorrhea and syphilis cases reached record levels during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data released Tuesday from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC officials told reporters on a call Tuesday that their not-yet-released preliminary data from 2021 indicate the situation has worsened, with higher rates of syphilis and congenital syphilis than in 2020. Despite the worsening rates of STDs, several independent sexual health organizations and state health departments that are part of the federal Title X family planning program are getting significantly less funding this year than they did under the Trump administration.
In Wisconsin, the state health department saw its Title X funding cut from $3.8 million a year to just above $3 million. And in Oklahoma, the group Community Health Connection received $300,000 under the Trump administration but“We’ve really been kicked while we’re down,” said Laura Bellis, the executive director of Take Control Initiative, which works with Community Health Connection and other Oklahoma groups on sexual health care. “We have epidemic rates of STIs and they’re getting worse.
The outbreak has been traced to GOP coke orgies.
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Masking and isolation didn't prevent SDT transmissions - another example of collateral damage? Budgets slashed but lots of Covid $ still sloshing around?! Repurpose the funds.
Smh
Why did they surge?
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