[at-l] Ticks and Pequots

[saunterer@jimbullard.org (saunterer@jimbullard.org)]

FWIW - The manufacturer of Lymerix has pulled it from the market because 
there wasn't enough demand to make it profitable.

At 08:46 PM 3/31/02 -0500, Papa Bear wrote:
>Anna
>
>I thought about the vaccine and decided not to take it because:
>
>1) The side affects can be worse than the disease. (There may be a risk
>factor called HLA-DR4+ which you should test for.)
>2) It takes too long (3 shots over a year's time).
>3) The efficacy is low (like 75% - some would say that's not bad. But this
>means if you got 4 tick bites, on average you'll still get the disease!) and
>you may need boosters.
>4) Once you get the vaccine it would impossible to tell if you contracted
>Lyme in the future since the antibodies to the vaccine are indistinguishable
>from the antibodies to Lyme.
>5) The disease is easily treatable with antibiotics.
>
>#5 is the clincher for me, since #1-4 MAY be controversial, #5 is not.
>Others have come to different conclusions.  YMMV.  I just watch carefully.
>I got a bulls eye once, got treated and was fine.
>
>There are a large number of web sites on the subject.  Just use Google to
>search for "Lymerix".  Many of them are class action law firms.
>
>Regards
>Pb
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <AHuthmaker@aol.com>
>
>
> > Being new to the list, I am betting that this is a topic that has come up
>a
> > lot, but I would love to revisit it!  (and in the meantime- would some one
> > mind answering me off-list and telling me how to access the archives!
>*G*).
> >     Have any of you gotten the lyme vaccine?  I have gotten two out of
>three
> > of the shots with the last coming next year before I thru.  I know that it
>is
> > controversial, but Lyme is  a serious hike-ending possibilities, so I
>wanted
> > to be pro-active about it.  Anyone had any experience with it?  Thanks!
>Anna
> >