England to launch world-first Gonorrhoea vaccination programme

England is set to become the first country to roll out a routine gonorrhoea vaccine, health officials have announced, in a major step to combat rising infections and antibiotic resistance.

Cases of gonorrhoea hit over 85,000 in 2023, the highest since records began in 1918, prompting concerns about strains that no longer respond to standard treatments.

The vaccine, 4CMenB, is currently used to protect children against meningococcal B…