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> You'll still end up being treating whether vaccinated or not. Isn’t the typical treatment a course of antibiotics? In other words the risks from being “unnec
by coolso 5y ago
> You'll still end up being treating whether vaccinated or not.
Isn’t the typical treatment a course of antibiotics? In other words the risks from being “unnecessarily” treated should be fairly low.
- throwawayboise 5y agoAny unnecessary use of antibiotics should be avoided, as it can create an environment for the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
- coolso 5y agoYes, but I believe the most common antibiotics prescribed for Lyme disease are doxycycline and monocycline, two antibiotics that are used by millions daily (on a somewhat long-term basis) already for the management of things like acne. While certainly not ideal, with 8 million prescriptions in the US alone, I'm not sure an additional potentially unnecessary course of doxycycline is the worst thing in the world when compared to the possibility that the alternative is full blown Lyme disease.
- giantg2 5y agoIt's sort of the inverse. If you're treated either way, then the vaccine is unnecessary. There are risks, even if rare, associated with vaccines. Basically, there's no value added and a very slight increase of risks.