Uingereza imeanza kutoa chanjo ya kwanza duniani dhidi ya maambukizi ya ugonjwa wa Gonorrhoea ambayo yamefikia viwango vya juu. Chanjo hiyo itatolewa kwa makundi ya watu walio hatarini zaidi haswa wanaume wanaoshiriki mapenzi ya jinsia moja na wale wenye historia ya kuwa na mpenzi zaidi ya mmoja. Gonorrhoea ni ugonjwa unaoambukizwa kwa njia ya kujamiiana
Soma pia: Uingereza: Wataalamu wa Afya watahadharisha Ugonjwa wa Kisonono unaweza kutotibika miaka inayokuja
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Gonorrhoea vaccines will be widely available from Monday in sexual health clinics across the UK, in a bid to tackle record-breaking levels of infections
The jabs will first be offered to those at highest risk - mostly gay and bisexual men who have a history of multiple sexual partners or sexually transmitted infections
NHS England say the roll out is a world-first, and predict it could prevent as many as 100,000 cases, potentially saving the NHS almost £8m over the next decade.
The Terrence Higgins Trust, who campaigned for the vaccine to be introduced in the UK, told the BBC it was "a huge win" for sexual health
Gonorrhoea is a bacterial infection that is transmitted through unprotected sex.
Symptoms can include pain, unusual discharge, inflammation of the genitals and infertility, but in some cases it can have no symptoms at all
The NHS says it can be avoided by the proper use of condoms and by accepting the vaccine if offered.
Doctors are becoming increasingly worried about the number of infections, and hope the vaccine, which is 30-40% effective, will also help slow the growing number of antibiotic-resistant cases
The vaccine, known as the 4CMenB vaccine, was designed for preventing meningitis B in babies, but the bacteria that causes the two diseases are so closely related that the jab is also effective against gonorrhoea.
There were more than 85,000 cases of gonorrhoea in 2023 - the highest since records began almost 100 years ago
One of those diagnosed was Joey Knock, who says the infection gave him diarrhoea, made him feel "wiped out" and led to him taking time off work to recover
Source: DW KISWAHILI & BBC
Soma pia: Uingereza: Wataalamu wa Afya watahadharisha Ugonjwa wa Kisonono unaweza kutotibika miaka inayokuja
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Gonorrhoea vaccines will be widely available from Monday in sexual health clinics across the UK, in a bid to tackle record-breaking levels of infections
The jabs will first be offered to those at highest risk - mostly gay and bisexual men who have a history of multiple sexual partners or sexually transmitted infections
NHS England say the roll out is a world-first, and predict it could prevent as many as 100,000 cases, potentially saving the NHS almost £8m over the next decade.
The Terrence Higgins Trust, who campaigned for the vaccine to be introduced in the UK, told the BBC it was "a huge win" for sexual health
Gonorrhoea is a bacterial infection that is transmitted through unprotected sex.
Symptoms can include pain, unusual discharge, inflammation of the genitals and infertility, but in some cases it can have no symptoms at all
The NHS says it can be avoided by the proper use of condoms and by accepting the vaccine if offered.
Doctors are becoming increasingly worried about the number of infections, and hope the vaccine, which is 30-40% effective, will also help slow the growing number of antibiotic-resistant cases
The vaccine, known as the 4CMenB vaccine, was designed for preventing meningitis B in babies, but the bacteria that causes the two diseases are so closely related that the jab is also effective against gonorrhoea.
There were more than 85,000 cases of gonorrhoea in 2023 - the highest since records began almost 100 years ago
One of those diagnosed was Joey Knock, who says the infection gave him diarrhoea, made him feel "wiped out" and led to him taking time off work to recover
Source: DW KISWAHILI & BBC
