Brighton sexual health clinic amongst first in UK to offer ground-breaking gonorrhoea vaccine
The Sexual Health and Contraception service (SHAC) run by University Hospitals Sussex is one of only 20 clinics across England offering the world-first vaccination programme.
The initiative, led by NHS England and UK Health Security Agency, aims to protect those most at risk of gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted infection that has reached record levels in the UK.
The vaccine, originally developed to protect against meningitis B, has been shown to reduce the risk of gonorrhoea by up to 40%.
It will be offered free of charge to those who meet the eligibility criteria, with two doses administered at least four weeks apart.
This rollout is part of a broader national strategy to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections and combat rising antibiotic resistance.