Experts are bracing for a spike in STDs, but not just because it's 'hot vax summer'
By: CNN
Updated: 14 JUL 21 18:28 ET
By Rachel Trent, CNN
(CNN) -- After more than a year of Americans being urged to practice the safe six (feet), infectious disease specialists want to remind them about safe sex.
While different people reacted to pandemic safety guidelines in different ways, for some Americans, lockdown meant less sex. But as more vaccines are administered, social restrictions are getting relaxed -- and some people seem to be ready to make up for lost time by embracing their "hot vax summer."