"Vaccination provides the best protection for those who are at most at risk of the STI. We strongly encourage all those who are eligible to come forward and access the vaccine at your local sexual health clinic – get protected and help protect others too.”
Commenting on the national roll out of the gonorrhoea vaccination programme by the NHS and local authorities, Cllr David Fothergill, chairman of the LGA’s Community Wellbeing Board, said:
“Local authority commissioned sexual health services play a vital role at detecting, treating, and managing the growing number of cases of gonorrhoea across the country. The targeted roll-out of the vaccine could be a game-changer in preventing the spread of gonorrhoea and easing pressure elsewhere in the NHS.
“Sexual health clinics are on the front line of STI outbreaks and continue to work hard to meet the sexual and reproductive health needs of their local communities."Vaccination provides the best protection for those who are at most at risk of the STI. We strongly encourage all those who are eligible to come forward and access the vaccine at your local sexual health clinic – get protected and help protect others too.”
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NHS begins roll out of world-first gonorrhoea vaccine programme