‘World-first’ gonorrhoea vaccine to be rolled out in England

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Gonorrhoea cases in England topped 85,000 in 2023, the highest since records began in 1918, with warnings over some strains being resistant to antibiotics.

The vaccine is an existing jab, known as 4CMenB, that is used against the meningococcal B disease, a serious bacterial infection that can cause meningitis and sepsis. It is used in the routine childhood programme and given to babies at eight weeks, 16 weeks and one year.

‘World-first’ gonorrhoea vaccine to be rolled out in England | Gonorrhoea | The Guardian