City Distributes 5M Free Condoms
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The city distributed 5 million free condoms in the month after it unveiled a new subway-themed wrapper earlier this year.
That was triple the number of condoms the city gave away in the month before the Valentine’s Day launch of the brightly colored package.
“The NYC Condom is a sensation,” the city’s health commissioner, Dr. Thomas Frieden said yesterday.
According the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 800 establishments, including bars, theaters, and restaurants requested the free condoms between February 14 and March 14.
The push to give away more condoms is part of a broader effort by Dr. Frieden to reduce sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies.
