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Coronavirus (Covid-19) and Viagra: You may not think they’re connected, but they are.

Here’s the Wordpress traffic on our “how much does Viagra cost” post. Note the time frame and the increase in traffic.

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Here’s the Wordpress traffic on our “how much do birth control pills cost” post. Note the time frame and the increase in traffic.

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This is a complete departure from our previous Wordpress traffic. Our  previous longtime traffic record-winner was our “how much does an abortion cost” post. Look at the traffic.

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America, you’ve got a problem.

This post is relatively new, so we don’t have a full set of data over the past several years, but there has not been a similar leap in springs past.

We’re trying to figure this out. Meanwhile: Some investors might want to buy stock in Viagra and birth control pills, in that order.

 

 

Jeanne Pinder  is the founder and CEO of ClearHealthCosts. She worked at The New York Times for almost 25 years as a reporter, editor and human resources executive, then volunteered for a buyout and founded...