UK Targets Gonorrhea With New Vaccine Program

The program utilizes an existing vaccine developed against meningococcal disease.
UK Targets Gonorrhea With New Vaccine Program
An NHS logo is displayed on an ambulance outside the Royal London Hospital in London, England, on Sept. 12, 2024. Carl Court/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The United Kingdom has started offering free vaccines to people deemed at highest risk of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea, after infection rates hit the highest levels on record.

The new vaccine program targets “patients at highest risk of the sexually transmitted infection,” including homosexual men who have recently had multiple sexual partners, the National Health Service said in a statement on Aug. 4.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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