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.

World-first gonorrhoea vaccine rolled out across UK amid record levels of infection - Antibiotic-resistant strains of the infection are on the rise

Read about how nurses have reacted to the launch of a targeted vaccination programme against gonorrhoea across all four UK nations.