jim tikanson

This account is dedicated to helping find a vaccine for herpes 1 and 2. The urgency is not strong enough for the millions affected

[Eureka 💡 @eurekand]

It’s difficult to live with herpes: outbreaks, anxiety, fear of transmission to your partner are just few of the things that make you depressed. Help us to defeat herpes! @NIH @NIHDirector @US_FDA @CDCgov @CDCSTD @moderna @GSK

[Herpes Advocate @HerpesAdvocate]

HHS Strategic Plan for Herpes Published for Public Comment

The @HHSGov strategic plan for HSV was published. WOOHOO!

The draft for public comment is now live on the OIDP website.

See also the blog post promoting public comment:

https://t.co/3Xq8sLTPRz.

[jim tikanson @JimGrey128]

Any update on the herpes march supposed to happen in April? I heard it has been delayed.

[jim tikanson @JimGrey128]

@CSafare @imdesbtw Correct just pointing out how the government doesnt put precautions in place to prevent transmission of this STD so stigmatizing it by saying eww doesnt make sense

[jim tikanson @JimGrey128]

HSV next

[jim tikanson @JimGrey128]

@DrMerminCDC @CDCSTD Thank you🙏🏾🙏🏾

[Herpes Advocate @HerpesAdvocate]

A cure for Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV-1 and HSV-2) is urgently needed for the 6 billion people globally living with HSV. Herpes is not benign. We need a cure today because patients are waiting.

https://t.co/LmKyWvR5Du

[Herpes Advocate Norway @HerpesAdvocateN]

@CDCSTD Testing positive for chlamydia only means taking an antibiotic cure, and you’re free from it. Testing positive for herpes means having to know you’re NEVER able to be intimate with others again without the risk of transmitting to you partner! #CureHerpes #SilentNoMore

[Dr. Jono Mermin @DrMerminCDC]

Millions of people in the U.S. have #herpes. Let’s talk about it, help people get diagnosed, and ensure treatment is available. #hsv1 #hsv2 @CDCSTD

[Getoveryourself2176 @BabyLove57633]

Why is HSV not talked about more? @CDCSTD @CDCDirector @FDADeviceInfo @washingtonpost @nytimes advocates tweet, send emails, we are on tik tok and still being ignored by those with decision making power. Are we not worthy of a response? You are part of the stigma.. help break it.

[Getoveryourself2176 @BabyLove57633]

There are people with HSV that want to unalive themselves. Therapy helps but more options for treatment would too. @FDADeviceInfo acknowledged current testing isn't optimal and confirmation testing should be done but why not standardized Biokit and Western blot tests?

[Tylaknowsbest @tylaknowsbest]

can we please get a cure for #herpes in 2024?! What do we need to do??!!!

[Luis M Schang @LuisSchang]

You are correct, Jim, in that he real magnitude of the problems caused by herpes is underestimated drastically. We should all work together to change that.

[jim tikanson @JimGrey128]

@HerpesAdvocate Yes doing what I can. Always willing to do more

[jim tikanson @JimGrey128]

At this point a lot of people have already come to terms that this is a life long disease and will have it when they die because it’s been neglected for so long

[jim tikanson @JimGrey128]

Somehow hundreds of millions of people are suffering from herpes but no companies can come together to provide a vaccine or sustainable way for people to live with it.

[Herpes Advocate @HerpesAdvocate]

"When both engineered and unmodified herpesviruses were inoculated into mice, the gene drive converted up to 90% of the viruses—possibly enough to prevent an HSV-1 infection.."
https://t.co/Kg4XbpxN4m

[HSVadvocateLA @HSVadvocateLA]

https://t.co/ZVWRfvykRM