Canadian Universities' Condom Staple Mistake

In 2013, the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University distributed condoms during orientation ("Frosh") week with stapled consent messages, which punctured the wrappers and potentially rendered them useless. After realizing the mistake, the schools launched a social media and email blitz to warn students, facing ridicule and backlash over what was called a "Titanic-level" public health blunder.

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