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Scientists develop game-changing vaccine against Lyme disease ticks (www.newsweek.com)
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Scientists develop game-changing vaccine against Lyme disease ticks::Researchers have developed a way to vaccinate people such that the ticks that cause Lyme disease cannot be colonized by the bacteria that cause the disease.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Lyme vaccines for veterinary use have been around for ages. Why has it taken so long for human Lyme vaccines?

[โ€“] ipha 22 points 1 year ago

There used to be a vaccine approved for human use, but it was discontinued because it wasn't profitable.

Yay capitalism.

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