The Northern Ireland Ministry of Health said it was considering vaccinating people against sexually transmitted infection, Gonorrhea.
On Wednesday it was announced that England will be there First country in the world to start vaccinating people against infection.
The vaccine is effective from 30 to 40%, but the NHS England hopes that it will reverse the number of arrow infections.
When asked if Northern Ireland would also start vaccinations, the Ministry of Health said: “This question is being examined, and an ad should be done shortly.”
Gonorrhea is now the most widespread STI diagnosed in sexual health clinics in Northern Ireland, According to the Public Health Agency (Pha).
PHA figures for Northern Ireland show that between 2021 and 2022, the number of cases increased from 652 to 1,606 – the highest number recorded by the Pha.
There were 951 cases in 2019, but that fell to 455 in 2020, probably due to changes in behavior and health care associated with the cocovio pandemic.
In 2023, there were 1,561 new cases, representing nearly a third (28%) of all new STI diagnoses in Northern Ireland.
Among the diagnosed, 75% were men, and these 67% were gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men.
The vaccine in England will not be available for everyone.
The emphasis will mainly be placed on gay and bisexual men with history of several sexual partners or an STI.
Gonorrhea does not always have symptoms, but they can include pain, unusual flows, inflammation of the genitals and infertility.
Gonorrhea is easily transmitted from one person to another through unprotected sex.
About one in 10 infected man and almost half of infected women have no symptoms.
The infection can be transmitted from a pregnant woman to her baby, and without treatment, can cause permanent blindness to a newborn baby.
It is not distributed by non -sexual contact like hugs.
It is not transmitted by surfaces and materials such as toilet seats, towels, cups or plates.
If you have already followed a treatment for gonorrhea, you can still catch it.
Source: NHS.