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Has anyone been there recently who can recommend a therapist? Seems like most of the posting about it are from awhile back.

I think that the density of NYC could actually be an advantage to hiring now. One clinic in Queens had 68 percent of its patients' tests come back with COVID antibodies. Because NYC was hit so bad, so early, there quite likely has been some herd immunity happening in that area, meaning that actually COVID probably can't spread as easily in that area as many others. And actually where COVID is spreading like wildfire right now is in areas that are really not that dense: Florida, Texas, Arizona, etc. The other metrics in NYC are looking pretty good in my opinion: Declining cases (averaging less than 300 a day when two-weeks ago it was more than 300 a day), lots of tests (often around 15,000-20,000 tests a day), low positive rate (only around 2 percent) and high antibody positive rates in many areas (another Brooklyn clinic showed 56% antibody positivity). This shows to me an area that has already been widely exposed to COVID, which probably means they have some herd immunity and can not spread it easily around. There is not significant evidence of widespread community transmission and the government has been doing a good job of quarantining people visiting from other areas.
 
And though visiting with one escort obviously has some risks, in my opinion it's not as high-risk as you think. Probably a single visit to crowded indoor bar or party is significantly higher risk than one visit with an escort, especially if you're otherwise keeping good habits of social-distancing and mask wearing everywhere else. Ask those good questions of the escort before you visit and assume he will answer truthfully. Otherwise, don't feel too bad about hiring.

I would say there is less risk of hiring in NYC than in many other parts of the country. While 300 new cases may seem like it's a lot, it's actually just a slight uptick from where numbers have been in the last few days and actually less than what they were even just in June. They are also doing quite a lot of testing in New York, (15,000-20,000 tests a day in many cases) and they are only seeing a 1-2 percent positive rate. That's pretty good and suggests there is not as much community transmission happening in the city. At the height of the pandemic in NYC, there were upwards of 70 percent of tests coming back positive.
 
It's quite possible that since NYC was hit bad early, there might be some herd immunity there. Of course that hasn't been proven to be necessarily a thing with COVID, some scientists think it's likely while other say it's not happening. Like many things with this disease, it's pretty uncertain.
 
But it does truly look like NYC is doing much better with COVID and I would feel way more comfortable hiring there then in Florida, Arizona or even California. Of course, ask some questions about how the escort is feeling, if they have traveled recently to any hotspots and if they have been in any large group gatherings. If you have a trusted regular guy, I'd expect him to answer truthfully. I was considering hiring a semi-regular masseur, but he had recently traveled to Texas so I told him I'd reach out to him again in a couple weeks. He was totally fine with that.

Personally, I have always followed the protocol of urinating right after sex followed by a long soapy shower. I also gargle Listerine right after any oral sex (including rimming). To date, after 1000+ partners, I have only had oral gonorrhea once. And that happened shortly after a meet up that I fell asleep right after and didn't follow my own protocol. Perhaps I'm lucky, or it actually works. It has done well for me. I am now on PrEP and play mostly safe, but I'm sure something will come along at some point. And I do get tested every three months or sooner if I feel I've been exposed or have a symptom. While not afraid of contracting most STI's, I would feel bad if I passed it along to someone else.

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