2026 Advocacy

Herpes Cure Advocacy continues to maintain its priority of advocating for herpes to be a reportable disease, for including herpes in STI screening panels, and to financing research for vaccines and cures.

Here you can find information on advocacy efforts where you can join in:

HSV Screening Recommendation
This white paper was written by three Herpes Cure Advocacy Board members making a recommendation to include HSV screening for people who are undergoing STI screening or testing (even and especially when they are asymptomatic).

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