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As someone who is a very active camper (pre-zombie-apocalypses summers) a human vaccination would be wonderful. When our kid was bitten, she had the same textb
by heelix 7y ago
As someone who is a very active camper (pre-zombie-apocalypses summers) a human vaccination would be wonderful. When our kid was bitten, she had the same textbook bulls eye pattern so it was easy to see a clue. They use to have one, but it was pulled off the market.
- James_Henry 7y agoThey're working on the new one: https://www.newsweek.com/lyme-disease-vaccine-valneva-fda-approva-641796 https://www.newsweek.com/lyme-disease-vaccine-valneva-fda-ap...
- wgjordan 7y agoCurrently in Phase 2 Clinical Development since Dec 2018, with interim data expected mid-2020 [1]. [1] https://valneva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2018_12_17_VLA_Lyme_Phase2_Initiation_PR_EN.pdf https://valneva.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2018_12_17_VL...
- toomuchtodo 7y agoClincialtrials.gov tracking at https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03769194 https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03769194
- mc32 7y agoYes definitely agree. With deer pop growth and climate change the ticks are found in most places now. It’d be nice to know that if bitten they’d be more of a nuisance than a threat to health.
- acheron 7y agoThere are still other tick-borne diseases. Let’s see if we can treat alpha-gal allergy too.