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World-first gonorrhoea vaccine launched by NHS England as infections soar
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cded26z16leoEngland will be the first country in the world to start vaccinating people against the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea.
It will not be available for everyone. The focus will mainly be on gay and bisexual men with a history of multiple sexual partners or an STI.
The vaccine is 30-40% effective, but NHS England hopes it will reverse soaring numbers of infections.
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This vaccine wasn't designed for gonorrhoea. It's the meningitis B vaccine currently given to babies. But the bacteria that cause the two diseases are so closely related that the MenB jab appears to cut gonorrhoea cases by around a third.
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