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Clea Wurster: Lowering STI rates responsibility of government, not community members

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America has seen lots of changes in the past year. The rate of sexually transmitted infections nearly doubling wasn’t one we were expecting. STI rates have been quite low in previous years because of the introduction of antibiotics, regular screenings and even education – rates fell 75 percent from 1975 to 1997.

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Clea Wurster: Lowering STI rates responsibility of government, not community members

By Clea Wurster

May 21, 2018 10:57 p.m.