Just as with sex during 'normal' times, being physically close to anyone during the COVID-19 pandemic carries risks and rewards.
, a research professor in population health sciences and associate vice President for research and innovation at Virginia Tech who is also a former sex educator and STI/HIV counselor.Just like with sex, not engaging in contact is the safest way to prevent disease. Both Lee and Finigan-Carr agree that the COVID-19 crisis is far from over.
“Instead of shaming people who take risks,” Finigan-Carr suggests, “we need to focus on strategies to reduce the harms caused by those risks. We know that people cannot exist in isolation forever. We also know that sometimes things are beyond our control.” Whether you’re navigating your sexual life or your COVID-19 social life, “it’s important to be assertive in both situations,” Lee advises. “Know how you can and cannot get the disease [so that you can] accurately judge your risk and the risk of those around you, which is hard!”
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