https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/05/07/fact-check-covid-19-vaccines-wont-give-you-genital-herpes/4953698001/

"Herpes infection could be a rare side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new study," claims a May 1 Instagram post from The Raging Patriot, an account that advertises itself as "Real News by Real Patriots."

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Wow. Imagine a piece of disinformation from a “patriot” social media account finding its way to DU.

I Have no anti-vax sentiments. I also had 2 Pfizer vaccines. Anyway I'm not thinking it caused it but perhaps exacerbated
the outbreak (related to immune response).

Must just be one of those coincidences.

you’ll see it is an existing case, not a claim of a case being caused by the vaccine, as you were quick to assume.

https://www.self.com/story/covid-19-vaccine-herpes-shingles

“Headlines and social media posts spread misleading claims this week about the COVID-19 vaccines and herpes. Specifically, posts and articles (like this one from the New York Post) imply that some people developed herpes after getting their shots. But there are a lot of problems with these claims, including the fact that the study they're referencing was actually about herpes zoster—also called shingles—rather than genital herpes infections.

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So, no, the COVID-19 vaccine won't give you herpes. But bad headlines and social media panic could spread something much worse.”

Anything stressful going on recently?

Valacyclovir 2 grams at the first sensation (itch, tingle) of a breakout followed By an additional 2 grams 12 hours later really helps prevent a sore from developing. 500 mg daily suppression therapy for either three or six months has been shown to put the virus back to sleep and decrease outbreak incidence.