Dr. Lucky Tran 
10 INCREDIBLE ways to BOOST your immune system:
The Measles vaccine
The Mumps vaccine
The Rubella vaccine
The Tetanus vaccine
The Diphtheria vaccine
The Polio vaccine
The HPV vaccine
The Pneumonia vaccine
The Hepatitis B vaccine
The Covid-19 vaccine
legraLeGraSelfishly, I wish-beyond-wish that there were some tick-disease vaccines out there:
Many colleagues / families of colleagues in the NYC area have been taken out by:
Lyme
&
Babesiosis
Projektionsyta
chx@projektionsyta @atthenius @luckytran https://vaccine-schedule.ecdc.europa.eu/Scheduler/ByDisease?SelectedDiseaseId=27 it doesn't look like it's easy to get in most EU counties. But if I misinterpreted this table, let me know.
I don't understand the table. But this vaccine is super easy to get in Sweden - I don't know about other countries.
mirek kratochvil@projektionsyta @chx @atthenius @luckytran it's also supported by some insurance companies in Czechia -- they will repay you the vaccine cost, but before that you basically have to find&organize it yourself. OTOH I never had big issues with that.
AndroidDreamer@chx @projektionsyta @atthenius @luckytran The table illustrates national policies for mandatory and recommended vaccination (in general or for specific groups). The vaccine is likely available in countries with no specific policy set. The site is EU- specific.
Alexia Gaudeul@chx @projektionsyta @atthenius @luckytran it is also covered in Germany and in Belgium. The only issue is you have to get three shots spaced by one year or so, it is not an easy vaccine to get done properly!
And then you need to "refill" with certain intervals. But my vaccinator sends a reminder as part of the service.
Mike D.@atthenius
I remember a friend in NYC getting Lyme disease over 30 years ago. Don't know if they got it in NYC.
I was from upstate NY and was already familiar with checking for fleas and ticks to avoid it.
If there are no vaccines I hope the detection and treatment has improved.
AquariusLyme Disease is caused by a bacterium. Vaccines are effective in virus antibody production, not so much bacteriae.
'As of 2023, clinical trials of proposed human vaccines for Lyme disease were being carried out, but no vaccine was available. A vaccine, LYMERix, was produced, but discontinued in 2002 due to insufficient demand. There are several vaccines for the prevention of Lyme disease in dogs' 🙄 -see canine hemangiosarcoma - Retrievers
Cantras@aquarius1842 @mdd @atthenius @luckytran thank anti-vaxxers and similar grifters for the downfall of Lymerix, because they started suing and saying they had problems from it, without evidence and despite the FDA/CDC *looking* for evidence. [Same Wikipedia article, under Vaccination -> lymerix]
@aquarius1842 @mdd @atthenius @luckytran which has been said multiple times up and down thread, now that i look. We're all grumpy about it.
Andrew@atthenius @luckytran I don't think its selfish to want to prevent a deadly disease
Kenny Kravitz@atthenius @luckytran My step-sister has just been diagnosed with Lyme's and I don't think she realises how long she's likely to be ill.
What's really incredible is how she got it: a bird dropped a tick it was trying to eat and it landed on her neck!