New Report: COVID-19 and the State of the STD Field
May 13, 2020
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Kim Rodgers
The National Coalition of STD Directors released a new report highlighting the findings of a survey conducted by STD program directors, DIS, and STD and sexual health clinic administrators regarding the impact of COVID-19 response on the STD field. The report reveals:
83% of STD progarms are deferring STD services or field visits
62% of STD programs cannot maintain HIV and syphilis caseloads
66% of clinics report a decrease in sexual health screening and testing
60% of clinics are experiencing reduced capacity to treat STDs; 22% report capacity has been reduced by more than half
57% of DIS report that they or other DIS in their jurisdictions have been redeployed to COVID-19
Only 32% of DIS have capacity to perform field visits remotely or virtually
