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Medicine: Lyme disease vaccine found to be safe and effective in clinical trial

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I know a vaccine for COVID is what we’re all hoping for, but Lyme is awful, and for those of us living in Tick Central, this is a very big deal!

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2250045-lyme-disease-vaccine-found-to-be-safe-and-effective-in-clinical-trial/

New Scientist said:
A vaccine against Lyme disease has been shown to be safe and effective in a clinical trial and could be available by 2025.

Tens of thousands of people in the US and Europe are diagnosed each year with Lyme disease, which is transmitted by tick bites and can cause lifelong health problems like joint and nerve pain if it isn’t treated early.

French company Valneva has developed a vaccine that works by stopping Lyme-causing bacteria in ticks from passing into people’s bloodstreams when the ticks bite. It does this …
 

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That would be great.

Someone I knew as a kid got Lyme disease and basically lost ten years of her life to it and attendant complications; I believe some of the damage is ongoing and permanent.