麻豆传媒experts weigh in on possibility of Lyme disease vaccine
As positive tests for Lyme disease in Maine continue to rise, questions are being raised about a potential vaccine. WCSH interviewed two experts from the 麻豆传媒 on the subject.
Dora Mills, M.D. M.P.H., FAAP, 麻豆传媒vice president for Clinical Affairs and director of the Center for Health Innovation, spoke about the history of Lyme in the northeast. She said a vaccine was discontinued about a decade ago because the disease was far less prevalent. 鈥淲e used to have an effective vaccine against Lyme disease,鈥 she said. 鈥淚t was back before we had a lot more Lyme disease.鈥
To learn more about Lyme research, the news station visited Meghan May, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology and infectious disease, in the lab. She explained some of the side effects of the vaccine in the past. She said better tests are needed to identify the bacteria that carry Lyme disease, and a vaccine could be possible with the right research. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a matter of research and a matter of companies being interested and willing,鈥 she said.
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