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.

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.

  • jerkjaguar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2216·
    1 year ago

    Let’s be real here. Do we really need a vaccine for this? An estimated 200k people get this per year. It is almost never fatal. People can go years without even knowing or being diagnosed with Lyme disease.

    I am not anti-vax, but A LOT of people clearly are. Maybe we should spend more time focusing on treatment or symptom reduction for those afflicted than vaccines and prevention for all people over non life threatening diseases.

      • jerkjaguar@lemmy.worldEnglish
        185·
        1 year ago

        Not for all ailments, but for this yes.

        I recommend checking out the CDC information or numerous other studies on Lyme disease and taking your own position rather than blindly excepting a random article on social media as truth and the only acceptable opinion.

        • deranger@lemmy.worldEnglish
          731·
          1 year ago

          Detection and treatment of Lyme is notoriously difficult. Why would you not prefer a preventive solution?

        • Meltbox@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          1 year ago

          I suggest you read the research papers on Lyme and form your own decision too. The CDC is hardly comprehensive.

          Like the fact that the infection can actually remain dormant and undetectable in people for long periods of time.

          I’m also pretty sure the estimates on number of people who get Lyme per year vary wildly depending on who you want to believe.

          Actually here is the cdc saying 476k

          https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/stats/humancases.html#:~:text=Q%3A CDC also states that,is this number so different%3F

          Anyways. Lyme is a tricky one because not everyone has a reaction and it’s impossible to say how many people are carrying it dormant.

        • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
          101·
          1 year ago

          The fact that they put effort into making a vaccine makes it pretty clear what the medical community’s position is.

          • catsan@feddit.deEnglish
            3·
            1 year ago

            Well, yes and and no. If the medical community was free to choose and not utterly dependant on financing from pharmaceutical and other companies, there’d be a ton more vaccines and medications available already. This stuff is really going downhill since the 80s.

          • Meltbox@lemmy.worldEnglish
            23·
            1 year ago

            People often forget what the medical research and medical authorities say are not always the same.

            See heart disease for another one of these fun ones.

        • There1snospoon7491@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          1 year ago

          I see the points you’re making.

          I still disagree with your position.

          If the vast majority of people also disagree with you, would you still hold your position on this?

    • Bop@lemmy.filmEnglish
      791·
      1 year ago

      If we can prevent a disease with very little chance of minor side effects, then yes, we should prevent the disease. Lyme disease really fucked up a lot of people’s lives.

    • Pelicanen@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      51·
      1 year ago

      From the Wikipedia page:

      If untreated, symptoms may include loss of the ability to move one or both sides of the face, joint pains, severe headaches with neck stiffness or heart palpitations. Months to years later, repeated episodes of joint pain and swelling may occur. Occasionally, shooting pains or tingling in the arms and legs may develop. Despite appropriate treatment, about 10 to 20% of those affected develop joint pains, memory problems, and tiredness for at least six months.

    • Lantern@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      1 year ago

      This is an idiotic argument. Lyme disease can cause extensive and chronic suffering. A cold is rarely fatal, but if you were going to live for a year with one, you’d probably be miserable.

      Anything that can make a positive change in our lives should be regarded as exactly that. Yes, there are other problems out there, but sometimes we need to invest into smaller ones to better how we are able to deal with the larger ones. Disease research and study is a perfect example of this, as better understanding builds a pathway to future successes.

    • qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.worldEnglish
      19·
      1 year ago

      This is the dumbest opinion I’ve read in a while. I know three people with Lyme disease. One of them is a kid whose face drops on one side if they get too tired. And they are tired all the time because of having Lyme disease.

    • dfc09@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      1 year ago

      My wife has suffered from post Lyme disease effects for the last decade. Yes we need a vaccine for this.

      We’re kinda past the point where ONLY lethal diseases need to be prevented, yeah?

    • always_gone@lemm.eeEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      This vaccine may not even be used on humans. It could also be used on other hosts of ticks and may lead to a potential future where the disease gets eradicated.

      It’s always easy to say it’s not important until you’re affected yourself.

    • HollowNotion@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      Just because it probably won’t kill you doesn’t mean it doesn’t lead to debilitating health issues, which we could solve for if we simply vaccinate against it. Let the anti-vaxxers take their lives in to their own hands, but don’t stop medical advancement because of them, for fucks sake.

    • Xanthobilly@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      This comment ignores that not all vaccines are prophylactic. Often times a vaccine can be administered after infection to cure or suppress symptoms of the disease. Rabies vaccine is exactly this. This comment is unhinged levels of not understanding the importance of this scientific achievement.

    • notacat@mander.xyzEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      It is difficult to detect and can cause debilitating chronic issues. Why on earth would you not support preventing this disease?

    • Greee1911@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Tell that to the friend of mine who died from lymes disease after a years of horrible pain.

    • unphazed@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      As someone who plays the check all my skin game when I go outside and pull off at least 4 nymphs… yes

    • Vetinari@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      31·
      1 year ago

      For those that spend a lot of time outdoors this is a good thing. I know if at least one influencer that almost died due to Lyme desease. She just released av update video on it.

      https://youtu.be/tCYpw9cnD7Y

      I definitely worry about it but love being out in the woods. Sounds like a good option to me.

    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Yes. Some people who get it really suffer.

      Also, if the accountants and bean counters at the pharma company think they can make enough money to recover costs, maybe they know more about the demand and importance than us. Just a thought.

    • Vetinari@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      For those that spend a lot of time outdoors this is a good thing. I know if at least one influencer that almost died due to Lyme desease. She just released av update video on it.

      https://youtu.be/tCYpw9cnD7Y

      I definitely worry about it but love being out in the woods. Sounds like a good option to me.