World first gonorrhoea vaccine to be tried in the UK

Experts warn of ‘concerning jump’ in antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea

The drug ceftriaxone is the main treatment for gonorrhoea so experts are concerned when infections fail to respond to it.

World first gonorrhoea vaccine to be tried in the UK

A vaccine targeting gonorrhoea will soon be rolled out on the NHS. This will make England and Wales the first two countries in the world to offer such a programme. This move comes amid a sharp rise in gonorrhoea cases in England and increasing concern about antibiotic resistance. In 2023 alone, there were over 85,000 gonorrhoea diagnoses in England. Compared to 2012, where 25,525 cases were reported, this represents a 234% increase over the 11-y…

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Dominic Hughes Health Correspondent Annabel Rackham Health Reporter Getty Images Health experts are urging anyone having sex with a new or casual partner to use a condom New cases of the sexually transmitted infection syphilis have risen again in England, continuing a trend dating back to the early 2000s. While the overall number of people diagnosed with gonorrhoea has fallen, there has been a significant increase in the number of cases where…

NHS England Will Offer Gonorrhea Vaccine to High-Risk Groups

Credit: Unsplash The UK is not playing when it comes to sexual health. NHS England just dropped big news — they’re rolling out the world’s first-ever gonorrhea vaccine trial. Officials have announced that from early August, certain at-risk adults will be offered a vaccine against gonorrhea. In 2023, England recorded a staggering 85,000 cases of gonorrhea — the highest number seen since official records began in 1918, according to data from NHS E…

International experts unite to call for new strategy as STI rates rise

Experts in sexual health, including researchers and policy leaders, are urging for a greater focus on a population-wide approach to combat sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Noting a rise in STI rates globally, the collective from universities in Australia, Sweden, England, France, Brazil, South Africa, alongside the World Health Organisation (WHO) say the international community is far from reaching health targets in a research paper publi…