Lyme vaccine hits 70%+ protection in phase 3

302 points by uppertolowercase 7 hours ago on reddit | 12 comments

trailsman | 6 hours ago

I'd love to know how much it wanes over time.

Edit: autocorrect changes wanes to wants

[OP] uppertolowercase | 6 hours ago

Do you mean how many shots you are required to take over time?

trailsman | 5 hours ago

No sorry, autocorrect changed wanes to wants. Wondering if 70% only holds up for 60-90days or at least through 6 months.

Unfortunately 70% wouldn't change my precautions, but certainly a nice statistical advantage if one slips through precautions or checks afterwards, or just that random unexpected time.

[OP] uppertolowercase | 5 hours ago

aa gotcha! Yes, I am also curious

SueBeee | 33 minutes ago

Determining the DOI is part of the development process.

SueBeee | 32 minutes ago

I'll be first in line.

covidharness | 5 hours ago

would it work if you already got it? sometimes testing is inaccurate

WhatADunderfulWorld | 3 hours ago

I have chronic Lyme and have had it for thirty years. As I know it if you have the chronic issue it’s more of an autoimmune disease and or just long term nerve damage. I don’t think it’d make much of a difference. But considering the medical community 99% doesn’t believe chronic Lyme disease exists, since they can’t prove it…. Might be a long time to see if a vaccine would help either way.

covidharness | 2 hours ago

what kind of symptoms have you had during those years? did you ever take antibiotics for it? or was it detected too late?

thediesel26 | 3 hours ago

You almost certainly haven’t had Lyme disease for the last 30 years

covidharness | 2 hours ago

why?

Salute-Major-Echidna | 5 hours ago

I'd love to know more about the Control Group's comparative reactions to exposure