&lt;p data-start=&quot;439&quot; data-end=&quot;817&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong data-start=&quot;439&quot; data-end=&quot;533&quot;&gt;England is making headlines as the first country to roll out a routine gonorrhea vaccine.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Starting in August 2025, the vaccine will be available to people at highest risk&amp;mdash;primarily gay and bisexual men with multiple partners or a recent STD. With gonorrhea cases at record highs and antibiotic resistance growing, this move is being hailed as a public health breakthrough.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-start=&quot;819&quot; data-end=&quot;983&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot;&gt;But what does this mean for countries like &lt;strong data-start=&quot;862&quot; data-end=&quot;875&quot;&gt;Singapore&lt;/strong&gt;, where sexual health concerns are also on the rise? Could a similar gonorrhea vaccine rollout happen here?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why Is England Introducing a Gonorrhoea Vaccine Now?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;Gonorrhea is the second most commonly diagnosed sexually transmitted infection (STI) in England. While some people experience symptoms such as a burning sensation when urinating, unusual genital discharge, or pelvic pain, many have no symptoms at all and can unknowingly spread the infection.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot;&gt;The urgent rollout of a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com/menb-vaccine-for-gonorrhea-prevention&quot;&gt;gonorrhoea vaccine&lt;/a&gt; comes amid increasing reports of &lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com.sg/drug-resistant-super-gonorrhea&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;antibiotic resistance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, making the infection harder to treat with current medications. Experts warn that if this trend continues, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com.sg/gonorrhoea&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;gonorrhoea&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; could become untreatable shortly.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What Vaccine Is Being Used for Gonorrhea?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot;&gt;The &lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;vaccine being offered is 4CMenB&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, which is available in Singapore and originally designed to protect against meningococcal group B (MenB) disease. Although it wasn&amp;rsquo;t created to prevent gonorrhea, studies have shown it offers up to 40% protection against the infection due to genetic similarities between the two bacteria.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot;&gt;This &amp;ldquo;repurposing&amp;rdquo; of an existing vaccine is backed by the &lt;strong&gt;Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI)&lt;/strong&gt; and supported by data from the &lt;strong&gt;UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who Can Get the Gonorrhoea Vaccine in the UK?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline; color: #003366;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.england.nhs.uk/2025/05/nhs-and-local-government-to-roll-out-world-first-vaccine-programme-to-prevent-gonorrhoea/&quot;&gt;According to NHS England&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;, the eligible patients, which includes gay and bisexual men who have a recent history of multiple sexual partners or a sexually transmitted infection (STI), will start to be offered the vaccine through local authority-commissioned sexual health services from early August.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot;&gt;More Than Just Gonorrhoea: Multiple Vaccines in One Visit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Eligible patients attending their gonorrhea vaccination appointment may also be offered protection against:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com.sg/vaccination&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hepatitis A and B&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com.sg/men-hpv-test-singapore&quot;&gt;Human papillomavirus (HPV)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;This approach not only maximises convenience but also strengthens overall protection against multiple sexually transmitted infections.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #003366;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What Is the Impact of the Vaccine?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot;&gt;According to Imperial College London, if the vaccine is widely accepted and adopted:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot;&gt;Up to 100,000 gonorrhoea cases could be prevented over the next 10 years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot;&gt;The NHS could save over &amp;pound;7.9 million&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot;&gt;Antibiotic resistance could be curbed significantly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot; data-preserver-spaces=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&amp;ldquo;This is a huge step forward for sexual health,&amp;rdquo; said Dr Amanda Doyle, NHS England&amp;rsquo;s National Director for Primary Care and Community Services. &amp;ldquo;Vaccination will help reduce the spread of infection and ease pressure on NHS services.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #333333;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.england.nhs.uk/2025/05/nhs-and-local-government-to-roll-out-world-first-vaccine-programme-to-prevent-gonorrhoea/&quot;&gt;https://www.england.nhs.uk/2025/05/nhs-and-local-government-to-roll-out-world-first-vaccine-programme-to-prevent-gonorrhoea/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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