Phase one HSV2 vaccine trials in Belgium; GSK is recruiting healthy participants

Hello, my dear Belgian friends! I am a member of r/herpescureresearch subreddit reaching out to you from Australia.

If you’re a healthy individual living in Belgium, you can join this trial which has the potential to improve the lives of many people down the line.

**What is HSV & why this trial matters**

HSV is a prevalent virus, but despite the prevalence, the medical developments in the field have been slow. GSK is a major company, and they have previously developed a vaccine you might be familiar with called Shingrix (the shingles vaccine). The reason this is a promising trial is that shingles is caused by a virus from the same family as HSV2. Building upon the company’s previous scientific success there is hope this vaccine might be effective.

Eventually, if the HSV2 vaccine is successful, it has the potential to open the way for better HSV1 treatment as well. HSV 1 infects something close to two-thirds of the people on the planet, and as you can imagine it could help many people.

**Participating in the trial**

The reason I wanted to share this with you is that there is a risk that the study might get further delayed if they cannot recruit enough people for this phase. If you do not have HSV2, please consider participating in the trial, and please share it with other people who might be interested in participating (from my understanding HSV1 positive people can participate as well).

Here are relevant information and links:

\> GSK Investigational Site

Principal Investigator: Isabel Leroux-Roels

Tel: +3293323328

[https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05298254](https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05298254)

[https://www.gsk-studyregister.com/en/trial-details/?id=215336](https://www.gsk-studyregister.com/en/trial-details/?id=215336)

Here is the link to the relevant post on our subreddit:

[https://www.reddit.com/r/HerpesCureResearch/comments/vatm28/gsk\_hsv2\_vaccine\_human\_trials\_currently\_recruiting/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/HerpesCureResearch/comments/vatm28/gsk_hsv2_vaccine_human_trials_currently_recruiting/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)

I hope with your help we can make this happen! If this vaccine is successful, it will be a massive step forward!