{"id":1115,"date":"2022-04-06T08:27:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T12:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/?p=1115"},"modified":"2022-04-06T14:33:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T18:33:37","slug":"after-covid-19-success-patients-with-the-worlds-most-stigmatized-infection-push-for-their-own-operation-warp-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/2022\/04\/06\/after-covid-19-success-patients-with-the-worlds-most-stigmatized-infection-push-for-their-own-operation-warp-speed\/","title":{"rendered":"After Covid-19 success, patients with the world\u2019s \u2018most stigmatized\u2019 infection push for their own Operation Warp Speed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1116\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/img_4829\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/img_4829.jpg?fit=828%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"828,430\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1649233134&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_4829\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/img_4829.jpg?fit=750%2C389&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/img_4829.jpg?resize=589%2C306&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1116\" width=\"589\" height=\"306\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:63px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThere has not been any kind of herpes advocacy in the 30 years that I\u2019ve been involved in STI prevention and research. 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