Britain still leads the world… in STDs
When I read on the BBC website that 'England will be the first country in the world to start vaccinating people against the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea', I felt a flare of rare patriotism. We Brits, far from the no-sex-please-we're-British libel which self-loathing Europhiles like to paste on us, have been known for our sexual generosity (some might say incontinence) since the dawn of cheap foreign travel, so it makes sense for us to take preventive measures. A tiny, immature bit of me even wanted to snigger, as when I was a young girl the idea of 'the clap' was a matter of some amusement on the part of my cohort. However, this is a serious business.
It will not be available for everyone. The focus will mainly be on gay and bisexual men with a history of multiple sexual partners or an STI. The vaccine is 30-40 per cent effective, but NHS England hopes it will reverse soaring numbers of infections.
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