GENITAL herpes, which can be life-threatening if passed to newborns, may soon
be on the run thanks to a new vaccine against the herpes simplex virus. Clinical
tests just completed show there are just a couple of catches. The vaccine
doesn’t work for men, or for women who are infected with the related virus that
causes cold sores.
In the US, genital herpes is reaching epidemic proportions with up to a fifth
of the population estimated to be carrying the virus. Many infected people have
no symptoms. But the virus can lie low in the body, causing recurrent outbreaks
of…
