Post-COVID kink could be causing a new public health crisis.
Sexually Transmitted Infections spiked significantly across the Big Apple following the lifting of lockdown restrictions,The agency’s stats show chlamydia cases rose 9% between 2020 and 2021, while the number of females diagnosed with primary and secondary syphilis surged by 28.7%.
“The city that never sleeps shouldn’t have to wait for STI results,” the release additionally read. “Seek out quickie tests.” In addition to the spike in women testing positive for primary and secondary syphilis, the Health Department also noted a “substantial rise” in cases of congenital syphilis. According to the data, the rate of reported primary and secondary syphilis cases among black New Yorkers was 2.9 times the rate among white New Yorkers.Officials believe that COVID lockdowns designed to “stop the spread” of coronavirus could also have helped stop the spread of STIs in 2020.
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