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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 textbook bulls eye pattern so it was easy to see a clue. They use to have one, but it was pulled off the market.

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Yes 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.

There are still other tick-borne diseases. Let’s see if we can treat alpha-gal allergy too.

They're working on the new one: https://www.newsweek.com/lyme-disease-vaccine-valneva-fda-ap...

Currently 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_VL...

Clincialtrials.gov tracking at https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03769194

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