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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Funded Sexually Transmitted Disease
Shauntā S Wright1, Kristen M Kreisel, Jeffrey C Hitt
1From the Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
|October 16, 2021
Abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted sexually transmitted disease (STD) services. Of 59 US-funded STD programs, 91% reported a great deal to moderate impact from staff reassignment in April 2020, with 28% of respondents reporting permanent reassignment of disease intervention specialist staff. Telemedicine was implemented in 47%. Decreases in STD case reports were reported by most jurisdictions.