Described is a vaccine for use in actively immunising a subject against an infectious
disease or a
malignant disease, said vaccine comprising: (a) an
antibody against an
antigen correlated with said infectious
disease or
malignant disease; or (b) an Fc-containing
fusion protein comprising an Fc part of an
antibody fused to an
antigen correlated with said infectious
disease or
malignant disease, wherein said Fc part is capable of binding a
receptor present on or in an
antigen presenting
cell (APC) selected from the group consisting of Type I: activatory FcγRI, FcγRIIa, FcγRIIc, FcγRIIIa, FcγRIIIb, and inhibitory FcγRIIb; and Type II: neonatal FcR (FcRn) and cytosolic TRIM21. Moreover, described is a vaccine for use in actively immunising a subject against an HSV-associated disease; and (a) wherein said
antibody is an anti-HSV antibody and said subject suffers from an acute HSV-associated disease, preferably an acute
HSV infection; or (b) wherein in said Fc-containing
fusion protein comprising an Fc part of an antibody fused to an antigen, the antigen correlates with an HSV-associated disease.