England pioneers gonorrhoea vaccination to fight rising infections

England will become the first nation to implement a gonorrhoea vaccination program, aiming to combat rising infection rates and antibiotic resistance. The 4CMenB vaccine will be offered to gay and bisexual men with multiple sexual partners or recent STIs, starting in August through sexual health services. This follows a 2023 recommendation due to record-high gonorrhoea cases. The program is expected to prevent over 100,000 cases in a decade, with studies showing the vaccine's effectiveness. Gonorrhoea diagnoses in England reached a record high in 2023, with rising antibiotic resistance.