Vaccine may protect against killer disease

JAMES HAMILTON

superbug. The incurable strain is rapidly spreading across the world, putting millions of lives at risk.

Now scientists have shown exposure to the meningococcal group B jab during a New Zealand mass vaccination campaign reduced gonorrhoea cases by 31 per cent.

Lead author Dr Helen Petousis-Harris, of Auckland University, said: “At the moment, the mechanism behind this immune response is unknown, but our findings could inform future vaccine development.”