My brother got Lyme disease a couple months ago, and it led me into a research rabbit-hole into what is one of the saddest stories in pharmacology. Basically, we had a perfectly good Lyme disease vaccine in the the 1990s, but it had the misfortune of being launched in the middle of the antivax movement, and it was pulled from the market after false hysteria and undeserved negative press. To be clear, there was no evidence it was unsafe or ineffective, just antivaxxers freaking out.
As a fun twist, there are Lyme vaccines available today for dogs and horses, so the vetrenarians are ahead of the doctors on this one.
As a fun twist, there are Lyme vaccines available today for dogs and horses, so the vetrenarians are ahead of the doctors on this one.