Drug Shortage Is Hampering Efforts to Rein In Alarming Surge of Syphilis Cases
Briefly

Last June, Pfizer, the lone U.S. manufacturer of the injections, notified the Food and Drug Administration of an 'impending stock out' that it anticipated would last a year. The company blamed 'an increase in syphilis infection rates as well as competitive shortages.'
The risks of harm to a developing baby from syphilis are so high that experts urge not to delay treatment, even by a day.
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