- Placebo-Controlled Clinical Proof of Concept Data Expected in Mid-2024 -- Targeting Initiation of IMC-2 Phase 2 program in 2H 2024 - ATLANTA, Jan. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Virios Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIRI) (the “Company”), a development-stage biotechnology company focused on advancing novel antiviral therapies to treat debilitating chronic diseases, including fibromyalgia (“FM”) and Long-COVID (“LC”), today announced plans for advancing IMC-2 (combination of valacyclovir and celecoxib) as a treatment for the fatigue, orthostatic intolerance and other symptoms associated with LC, also known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (“PASC”). The Company is targeting the i