Reported cases of many types of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) went up in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the frequency of screenings decreased, an official report said Tuesday.
The pandemic worsened an underlying trend of increasing STDs over the past decade, blamed on declining public health funding, said Jonathan Mermin, a doctor and senior official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , which authored the report.
Reported cases of chlamydia declined 13 percent from 2019 but experts suspect this is misleading -- since the disease is often asymptomatic and detected through screening, such as routine pap smears.COVID-19 "came at a very difficult time for STI control," Mermin told reporters on a call. Factors blamed for the spike include reduced frequency of in-person healthcare services resulting in less screening; diversion of health workers from STD work to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic; STD test and lab supply shortages; and lapses in health insurance due to unemployment.
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