{"id":2170,"date":"2023-04-08T08:59:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-08T12:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/?page_id=2170"},"modified":"2023-04-08T09:01:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-08T13:01:17","slug":"advocacy-at-nih-multi-council-working-group-for-herpes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/advocacy-at-nih-multi-council-working-group-for-herpes\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy at NIH: Multi-Council Working Group for Herpes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"250\" data-attachment-id=\"2172\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/advocacy-at-nih-multi-council-working-group-for-herpes\/research\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Research.png?fit=1200%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,400\" 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;0&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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Research\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Research.png?fit=750%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Research.png?resize=750%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Research.png?resize=1024%2C341&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Research.png?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Research.png?resize=768%2C256&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Research.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advocates Stand Up! Here is today&#8217;s advocacy alert. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hi Herpes advocates, we&#8217;re happy you&#8217;re here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"188\" data-attachment-id=\"2175\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/advocacy-at-nih-multi-council-working-group-for-herpes\/research-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Research-1.png?fit=1200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,300\" 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;0&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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Research-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Research-1.png?fit=750%2C188&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Research-1.png?resize=750%2C188&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Research-1.png?resize=1024%2C256&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Research-1.png?resize=300%2C75&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Research-1.png?resize=768%2C192&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Research-1.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dear <a href=\"mailto:TARA.SCHWETZ@nih.gov\">NIH Stakeholders<\/a>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TARA.SCHWETZ@nih.gov,<br>nina.schor@nih.gov,<br>michael.lauer@nih.gov,<br>alfred.johnson@nih.gov,<br>robert.eisinger@nih.gov,<br>DPCPSIdirectorsoffice@od.nih.gov,<br>cyndi.burrus-shaw@nih.gov,<br>walter.koroshetz@nih.gov,<br>emily.erbelding@nih.gov,<br>hodesr@31.nia.nih.gov,<br>hugh.auchincloss@nih.gov,<br>singleta@mail.nih.gov,<br>Douglas.Sheeley@nih.gov,<br>rachel.britt@nih.gov,<br>yvonne.ferguson@nih.gov,<br>brionna.hair@nih.gov,<br>NIHME-CFSWorkingG@ninds.nih.gov<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m INSERT NAME HERE, I&#8217;m a patient advocate with Herpes Cure Advocacy. We are the only patient advocacy organization in the US advocating for Herpes cure, treatment&nbsp;and prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you aware that in the&nbsp;FY 2023 budget, US Congress directed NIH to assemble a&nbsp;<strong>multi-council working group<\/strong>&nbsp;to address the cure, treatment and prevention&nbsp;of Herpes Simplex Virus with a coordinated effort? Please let me know if you can share the status of this work? We are anticipating updates on the working group from our contacts at NIAID on this work and are hoping you can help us advance this work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please read the FY 2023 budget report language directing NIH to advance this effort&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/2022\/06\/30\/important-win-for-herpes-advocacy-fy-2023-congress-budget-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HSV is very common &#8211; yet there are many gaps in medical knowledge and misconceptions as to the long-term impact of this chronic latent neuropathic infection. While the latest science&nbsp;supports a the connection between HSV and Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease, as well as a close relationship between HSV and new cases of HIV, the investment in clinical research for the cure, treatment and prevention of HSV from NIH across institutes remains, comparatively to other&nbsp;research areas, very low.&nbsp;Additionally, without a collaborative effort across institutes &#8211; scientific progress is disjointed and lacks strategy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can you please share an update on this important effort at NIH to advance the field for Herpes? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is important to me because INSERT PERSONAL STORY HERE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Respectfully,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">YOUR NAME HERE<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advocates Stand Up! Here is today&#8217;s advocacy alert. Hi Herpes advocates, we&#8217;re happy you&#8217;re here. Dear NIH Stakeholders, TARA.SCHWETZ@nih.gov,nina.schor@nih.gov,michael.lauer@nih.gov,alfred.johnson@nih.gov,robert.eisinger@nih.gov,DPCPSIdirectorsoffice@od.nih.gov,cyndi.burrus-shaw@nih.gov,walter.koroshetz@nih.gov,emily.erbelding@nih.gov,hodesr@31.nia.nih.gov,hugh.auchincloss@nih.gov,singleta@mail.nih.gov,Douglas.Sheeley@nih.gov,rachel.britt@nih.gov,yvonne.ferguson@nih.gov,brionna.hair@nih.gov,NIHME-CFSWorkingG@ninds.nih.gov I&#8217;m INSERT NAME HERE, I&#8217;m a patient advocate with Herpes Cure<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/advocacy-at-nih-multi-council-working-group-for-herpes\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Advocacy at NIH: Multi-Council Working Group for Herpes&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":205069572,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2170","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Advocacy at NIH: Multi-Council Working Group for Herpes - Herpes Cure Advocacy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/advocacy-at-nih-multi-council-working-group-for-herpes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Advocacy at NIH: Multi-Council Working Group for Herpes - Herpes Cure Advocacy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Advocates Stand Up! 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