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Although no vaccine exists against HSV-1, which is the virus that produces cold sores around the mouth, nor against HSV-2, which is genital herpes, Roizman’s research helped lay the foundation for an eventual vaccine.
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
An estimated 12 percent of people in the U.S. aged 14 to 49 have genital herpes caused by HSV-2, but most are unaware of their condition, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Lauren Schneider, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
According to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), older adults remain at risk for STIs such as syphilis, gonorrhea, and genital herpes.
—Sophie Okolo, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
This removed 90 percent of the herpes virus involved in cold sores (and 97 percent of the virus involved in genital herpes).
—Erica Sweeney, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
An estimated 12 percent of people in the U.S. aged 14 to 49 have genital herpes caused by HSV-2, but most are unaware of their condition, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Lauren Schneider, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
According to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), older adults remain at risk for STIs such as syphilis, gonorrhea, and genital herpes.
—Sophie Okolo, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
This removed 90 percent of the herpes virus involved in cold sores (and 97 percent of the virus involved in genital herpes).
—Erica Sweeney, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Genital herpes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genital%20herpes. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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