Yep, now everythingโs going to work out fine. From the Washington Post:
High school students and college-age adults have been complaining to District officials that the free condoms the city has been offering are not of good enough quality and are too small and that getting them from school nurses is โjust like asking grandma or auntie.โ
So D.C. officials have decided to stock up on Trojan condoms, including the companyโs super-size Magnum variety, and they have begun to authorize teachers or counselors, preferably male, to distribute condoms to students if the teachers complete a 30-minute online training course called โWrapMCโ โ for Master of Condoms.
โIf people get what they donโt want, they are just going to trash them,โ said T. Squalls, 30, who attends the University of the District of Columbia. โSo why not spend a few extra dollars and get what people want?โ
Health officials and consumer advocates say that in terms of preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, thereโs no difference between Trojans and the less-expensive Durex condoms that the city is offering.
But because Trojans are considered the better-known brand, city officials say, they are willing to spend an extra few thousand dollars a year to try to persuade sexually active teenagers to practice safer sex. The Durex condoms will still be offered.
โWe thought making condoms available was a good thing, but we never asked the kids what they wanted,โ said D.C. Council member David A. Catania (I-At Large), chairman of the health committee.






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