[at-l] Ticks and Pequots

[wdaniels@bestweb.net (Walter Daniels)]

The vaccine (which I think is being discontinued, it is not listed on
SmithKline Beecham's (now GlaxoSmithKline) website) is only 80% effective.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/vaccine.htm
As of February 25, 2002 the manufacturer announced that the LYMErixT Lyme
disease vaccine will no longer be commercially available. The existing
recommendations apply to any vaccine currently in use.

I know many people who have gotten Lyme more than once (some have had the
vaccine) so getting it provides little if any immunity. I believe the
generally accepted medical advice is to get a few heavy doses of antibiotic
at the first signs. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/13/health/13LYME.html

Many people in NY have been seeing ticks all winter as it has been very
mild.