A shot to prevent Lyme disease could be on its way
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A shot to prevent Lyme disease could be on its way
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Re: A shot to prevent Lyme disease could be on its way
#2The article touches this briefly: I think it's horrible that the antivax movement successfully managed to push a working lyme vaccine off the market, based on concerns that turned out to be false.
Every time you get a tick you should remember that you could be safe from lyme, but the antivax movement took that away from us.
Re: A shot to prevent Lyme disease could be on its way
#3The article touches this briefly: I think it's horrible that the antivax movement successfully managed to push a working lyme vaccine off the market, based on concerns that turned out to be false. Every time you get a tick you should remember that you could be safe from lyme, but the antivax movement took that away from us.
That's…not how the FDA, or science, or medicine works. Antivaxers have no power whatsoever.
Re: A shot to prevent Lyme disease could be on its way
#4The article touches this briefly: I think it's horrible that the antivax movement successfully managed to push a working lyme vaccine off the market, based on concerns that turned out to be false. Every time you get a tick you should remember that you could be safe from lyme, but the antivax movement took that away from us.
That's…not how the FDA, or science, or medicine works. Antivaxers have no power whatsoever.
From what I understand the vaccine wasn't taken off the market by the FDA or science. It was taken off the market by the company producing it, due to pressure from lawsuits and bullshit concerns about risks.
Re: A shot to prevent Lyme disease could be on its way
#5The article touches this briefly: I think it's horrible that the antivax movement successfully managed to push a working lyme vaccine off the market, based on concerns that turned out to be false. Every time you get a tick you should remember that you could be safe from lyme, but the antivax movement took that away from us.
That's…not how the FDA, or science, or medicine works. Antivaxers have no power whatsoever.
Spreading false information on Facebook and capturing many followers is called "power of influence"...
Re: A shot to prevent Lyme disease could be on its way
#6TBE is another terrible tick borne neurological disease that’s increasing rapidly, currently only in Eurasia. There’s no cure, but at least a decent vaccine. It requires booster shots every 5 years though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick-borne_encephalitis
Re: A shot to prevent Lyme disease could be on its way
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's…not how the FDA, or science, or medicine works. Antivaxers have no power whatsoever.
From what I understand the vaccine wasn't taken off the market by the FDA or science. It was taken off the market by the company producing it, due to pressure from lawsuits and bullshit concerns about risks.
I'm not antivax but if the company is sure its vaccine is safe, why should they fear lawsuits ?
Re: A shot to prevent Lyme disease could be on its way
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's…not how the FDA, or science, or medicine works. Antivaxers have no power whatsoever.
From what I understand the vaccine wasn't taken off the market by the FDA or science. It was taken off the market by the company producing it, due to pressure from lawsuits and bullshit concerns about risks.
You don't think vendors that sell products that can leave you maimed for the rest of your life, damage or eliminate entirely your earning potential, destroy your marital relations, and destroy future of your children should not be liable for injuries caused by their product?
Really? You are against holding people liable for faulty products?
Re: A shot to prevent Lyme disease could be on its way
#9Have my TBE jabs.
But just last week I had another course of penicillin to treat Lyme disease.
Where i live, ticks are prevalent and this year seems to be particularly bad for just Lyme disease. I know four others who also have it, which seems higher than normal.
A vaccine would be most welcome.
Re: A shot to prevent Lyme disease could be on its way
#10This one is a real weird forum.
Class action against car manufacturer, Toyota, because of 200-400 injuries from airbags? GOOD!
Class action against any medical product? VERY BAD!
It’s like tainted blood transfusions, glyphosate, vioxx, fen-phen, thalidomide just never happened.
I’m guessing the demographics is on the younger and still thinks they are made from steel.