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Hopefully we’ll get a Lyme vaccine pretty soon. http://www.newsweek.com/lyme-disease-vaccine-valneva-fda-approva-641796 http://www.newsweek.com/lyme-disease-va

Hopefully we’ll get a Lyme vaccine pretty soon. http://www.newsweek.com/lyme-disease-vaccine-valneva-fda-approva-641796 http://www.newsweek.com/lyme-disease-vaccine-valneva-fda-app... Back story on why a vaccine existed years ago ...and then was shelved because of anti-vax outrage is absolutely enraging for people who live in Lyme territory. http://legacy.wbur.org/2012/06/27/lyme-vaccine http://legacy.wbur.org/2012/06/27/lyme-vaccine

ghaff 9y ago
The withdrawal was unfortunate IMO. But it's not as simple as "anti-vax outrage." Efficacy wasn't great, vaccination only protected for a few years, and there were questions about side effects especially over the long term. [1] Especially given how Lyme has become such a problem in some areas, it's too bad it was withdrawn, but it's not a black and white case. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2870557/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2870557/