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Living in deer tick country in the US, am happy to see this Lyme vaccine go into Phase III trial! Hopefully will participate. https://www.aamc.org/news-insights/lyme-disease-rise-why-there-still-no-vaccine

Lyme disease is on the rise. Why is there still no vaccine?

Two decades after a vaccine was withdrawn, scientists are producing medicines to prevent a disease that afflicts nearly half a million people each year.
Patrick Boyle (AAMC)
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Emily
Emily
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Got my first of 3 Phase III jabs. Saline or vaccine, I'll never know. But glad to be participating in this 2 year trial. #lymedisease #lyme #vaccines
#lymedisease #lyme #vaccines
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Danny (he/they)
Danny (he/they)
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I saw the Quiet Epidemic recently, while the narrative was a little hard to follow I think it did do a good job about rousing some emotions and representing undeserved lyme patients. I wish it more more concise in weaving in climate change and capitalism as mechanisms for the problems in healthcare.
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Emily
Emily
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@danwchan Will take a look at it. Thanks. And then of course there are all the other tick-borne diseases. Seems like a new one emerges every year here in the eastern US.
@Danny (he/they)
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Danny (he/they)
Danny (he/they)
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I don't know if its worth your time to watch it. Maybe it would be nice to watch with some folks who are less aware of lyme. The filmmakers intend for it to serve as a lightning rod for continued activism around pushing for policy change to address lyme and I think that's great. So mostly I saw an opportunity to spread the word a little via your toot. Perhaps you will get all you need from reading this review:

https://3brothersfilm.com/blog/2022/5/6/hot-docs-2022-the-quiet-epidemic

(and if that entices you then give it watch 😛 )

Hot Docs 2022: The Quiet Epidemic

This documentary on the phenomenon of chronic Lyme disease may not make a slam dunk case, but it offers plenty of musings on the nature of medical diagnosis and treatment for a society emerging from a global pandemic.
Anders Bergstrom (3 Brothers Film)
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Emily
Emily
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@danwchan Thank you that is a really good review (I think, but since I haven't seen the film.) Around here I cannot imagine anyone who isn't familiar with Lyme! What is interesting (I had considered for a moment, writing a book about tick-borne diseases not just Lyme) was that it isn't just US, Europe too has an apparently growing Lyme problem (the vax is French I think.) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00436-022-07445-3

The evolving story of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato transmission in Europe - Parasitology Research

Beside mosquitoes, ticks are well-known vectors of different human pathogens. In the Northern Hemisphere, Lyme borreliosis (Eurasia, LB) or Lyme disease (North America, LD) is the most commonly occurring vector-borne infectious disease caused by bact…
SpringerLink
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