In another push to improve sexual health, Yale University has decided to install vending machines that will allow students to buy emergency contraception, including the morning-after pill, Plan B, and other over-the-counter medications and items.
As reported by the Yale Daily News, the “wellness-to-go” vending machine will be available to students on campus 24/7 at Silliman College, and will be launched before the winter break over Christmas.
Plan B is said to have a price tag of $49.99, similar to what people can expect to pay for it at a local pharmacy.
“There will definitely be Plan B in there and there will definitely some sort of other over the counter medications and there will definitely be condoms available near the machine,” 21-year-old Yale College Council representative Ileana Valdez said.
Valdez also added that she hopes the new installation will pave the way for vending machines with other items that students normally have to go to CVS for.
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