The latest CDC STD Surveillance Report is generating a lot of well-deserved media attention after reporting STDs reaching all-time highs five years in a row. Read some of the media coverage below.
Release Date
October 8, 2019
National Coverage
NCSD Statement- Fifth-Straight Year of STD Increases Demands Urgent Action
The Wall Street Journal quotes NCSD’s David Harvey- Public-Health Puzzle: Young People Having Less Sex, Contracting More STDs
WABE FM– Closer Look: CDC, Morehouse School of Medicine Discuss Rising Rates of STD Diagnoses
California’s End the Epidemics Coalition Partners Press Release– STD Rates in California Reach the Highest Levels in 30 Years: Advocates + Health Providers Call on the Governor and Legislature to Take Action to Address This Growing Public Health Crisis
Seventeen– STD Rates Are Higher Than Ever, According to a New CDC Report
VICE– As STI Rates Soar, Trump Is Funding Clinics That Don’t Believe in Condoms
Chicago Tribune– Is online dating contributing to increase of STDs?
Local Coverage
Michigan Radio– State health dept. officials urge sexually active Michiganders to get tested for STDs
ABC10- STDs at all-time high in Sacramento County, reach epidemic levels across California
KOSU– Oklahoma Sees Surge In Syphilis Among Newborns
The Branding Iron– Wyoming not ranked among the top 100 cities for STDs
KPAX TV– STD increases in Montana pose threat to newborn babies
Sacramento Bee– Sacramento County sees alarming rise in STDs. What’s behind the big increase?
WKZO AM/FM– STD rates increase in Michigan; testing urged
WILX TV– MDHHS reporting that STDs are on the rise in Michigan
ABC 12 News– Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis cases increase in Michigan