"Has anyone had this on the NHS yet "
According to an article in The Guardian today, it is being offered first to ‘high risk’ individuals across England who will be contacted in the coming weeks and the vaccination program rolls out from August 1st. |
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Eligible patients, which includes gay and bisexual men who have a recent history of multiple sexual partners or a sexually transmitted infection (STI), will start to be offered the vaccine through local authority-commissioned sexual health services from early August. |
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"Yes as above, if you’re not a Gay man etc then it’s a no.
Trixie
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Also, previous clinical studies of the efficacy of this vaccine range between 27% and 40% so it’s not a particularly effective vaccine |
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"Yes as above, if you’re not a Gay man etc then it’s a no.
Trixie
Also, previous clinical studies of the efficacy of this vaccine range between 27% and 40% so it’s not a particularly effective vaccine "
Yeah, they’re hoping that it will have an impact on a large scale, but individually it’s by that impressive.
I’m wondering whether you effectively have the vaccine already if you had the Hep B vaccine, or are they different enough that you need both jabs? |
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"Yes as above, if you’re not a Gay man etc then it’s a no.
Trixie
Also, previous clinical studies of the efficacy of this vaccine range between 27% and 40% so it’s not a particularly effective vaccine
Yeah, they’re hoping that it will have an impact on a large scale, but individually it’s by that impressive.
I’m wondering whether you effectively have the vaccine already if you had the Hep B vaccine, or are they different enough that you need both jabs? "
I thought that this vaccine is also primarily used as a meningococcal vaccine. |
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"Yes as above, if you’re not a Gay man etc then it’s a no.
Trixie
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It could include men who have sex with men, I'm assuming, who aren't gay ,- if their assessed risk is high.
The benefits of using clinics, where staff know you, are good - they can assess before people have arrived etc |
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"Yes as above, if you’re not a Gay man etc then it’s a no.
Trixie
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It’s primarily directed at Bi and Gay men but they will assess individual cases. I’m pretty sure as a woman swinger who has casual sex with Bi men (who are also swingers) you could persuade them you should get the shot. If the argue tell them you never use condoms 🤣 |
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"Yes as above, if you’re not a Gay man etc then it’s a no.
Trixie
surly that's discrimination "
It’s targeted and strategic intervention, based on available data. It’s not a ‘no’ if you’re not gay; that person has misunderstood and consequently misrepresented how individuals will be prioritised. |
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"Yes as above, if you’re not a Gay man etc then it’s a no.
Trixie
Also, previous clinical studies of the efficacy of this vaccine range between 27% and 40% so it’s not a particularly effective vaccine
Yeah, they’re hoping that it will have an impact on a large scale, but individually it’s by that impressive.
I’m wondering whether you effectively have the vaccine already if you had the Hep B vaccine, or are they different enough that you need both jabs? "
It's a completely different vaccine originally developed for Men B |
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Hep b is a virus
Gonorrhea is a bacterial infection
Even if only 27 %effective that could significantly reduce the infection pool
I suspect if you go to the gum clinic and say you are a swinger they would consider you to have a higher risk profile
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