NEW: Syphilis rates jumped more than 17% over last year’s already record-setting rate to reach the highest level since the 1950s — a dangerous trend that could worsen if Congress allows scheduled budget cuts to disease trackers to take effect this year.
Thanks to the GOP run House that forced clawbacks of Covid funds from public health - when many public health agencies have been underfunded for decades.
This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. It seems pretty obvious to me that the transmission rate of syphilis has been increasing for years and will continue to increase until Mick Jagger finally dies. At which point we will see a precipitous drop.