{"id":3785,"date":"2024-06-16T09:16:15","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T13:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/?p=3785"},"modified":"2024-07-16T09:45:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T13:45:58","slug":"the-landscape-for-herpes-is-changing-our-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herpescureadvocacy.com\/2024\/06\/16\/the-landscape-for-herpes-is-changing-our-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"The Landscape for Herpes is Changing: Our Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Herpes Cure Advocacy Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you been following the transformational changes Herpes Cure Advocacy has initiated in the landscape of herpes? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have, since organizing as the country&#8217;s only patient advocacy organization for HSV, have done the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul 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