2021 NCHHSTP Newsroom Releases
This page includes all of the materials released to the press during the course of the calendar year. Previous releases are also available by year. In addition to providing all releases in reverse chronological order, these materials are also organized by topic area (i.e. HIV, STD, TB, viral hepatitis and healthy youth).
2021 News & Announcements
Transgender Women Urgently Need More HIV Prevention and Treatment Services – April 15, 2021
A CDC report released in advance of National Transgender HIV Testing Day found that four in ten transgender women surveyed in seven major U.S. cities have HIV. These findings demonstrate the pressing need for scaled-up HIV prevention and care strategies for transgender women.
Reported STDs reach all-time high for 6th consecutive year – April 13, 2021
New CDC data show that reported annual cases of STDs in the United States continued to climb in 2019, reaching an all-time high for the sixth consecutive year.
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Progress Toward Tuberculosis Elimination Has Slowed in Recent Years – March 25, 2021
Although TB cases have fallen steadily since 1993, progress toward elimination has recently slowed and the COVID-19 pandemic has further strained TB prevention and control services.
2021 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections – March 6-10, 2021
CDC scientists will present nearly 30 abstracts at the 2021 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). The conference will be held virtually from March 6-10, 2021. Several studies that may be of particular interest represent two main research areas: COVID-19’s impact on HIV testing and treatment, and disparities among people with HIV.
1 in 5 people in the U.S. have a sexually transmitted infection – January 25, 2021
New data estimate that on any given day in 2018, 1 in 5 people in the U.S. had a sexually transmitted infection (STI). CDC analyses, published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases, show the burden of diagnosed and undiagnosed STIs in the U.S., and the estimated medical costs associated with STIs.
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Transgender Women Urgently Need More HIV Prevention and Treatment Services – April 15, 2021
A CDC report released in advance of National Transgender HIV Testing Day found that four in ten transgender women surveyed in seven major U.S. cities have HIV. These findings demonstrate the pressing need for scaled-up HIV prevention and care strategies for transgender women.
2021 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections – March 6-10, 2021
CDC scientists will present nearly 30 abstracts at the 2021 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). The conference will be held virtually from March 6-10, 2021. Several studies that may be of particular interest represent two main research areas: COVID-19’s impact on HIV testing and treatment, and disparities among people with HIV.
Reported STDs reach all-time high for 6th consecutive year – April 13, 2021
New CDC data show that reported annual cases of STDs in the United States continued to climb in 2019, reaching an all-time high for the sixth consecutive year.
Press Release | Comunicado de Prensa | Full Report | Fact Sheetpdf icon | Graphics
1 in 5 people in the U.S. have a sexually transmitted infection – January 25, 2021
New data estimate that on any given day in 2018, 1 in 5 people in the U.S. had a sexually transmitted infection (STI). CDC analyses, published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases, show the burden of diagnosed and undiagnosed STIs in the U.S., and the estimated medical costs associated with STIs.
Press Release | Fact Sheetpdf icon | Full Reportexternal icon | Graphics
Progress Toward Tuberculosis Elimination Has Slowed in Recent Years – March 25, 2021
Although TB cases have fallen steadily since 1993, progress toward elimination has recently slowed and the COVID-19 pandemic has further strained TB prevention and control services.
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