said: “We welcome the FDA’s decision to grant Fast Track designation for our new vaccine candidate against Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection.
With a high and growing incidence, gonorrhea is a major concern for sexual and reproductive health around the globe.”At the moment, gonorrhea is treated with antibiotics.
There is some optimism about the use of DoxyPEP to help beat the bug. DoxyPEP is short for Doxycycline Post-Exposure Prophylaxis.
It involves taking the antibiotic doxycycline after a sexual encounter to minimize the chances of acquiring an STI such as gonorrhea or syphilis.A study last year found that when used within three days after unprotected sex, doxycycline reduces STIs by more than 60% in gay men.