Information on Human Vaccine for Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is a serious bacterial infection caused by a tick bite and affects humans and animals.

Information on Human Vaccine for Lyme Disease

Medical and scientific information regarding Lyme disease vaccines.

MEDLINE - vaccin* AND Lyme disease - 330 citations on 30 May 00

The Lyme Disease Vaccine: Conception Development, and Implementation, AIM, 18 Apr 00
Severe Destructive Lyme Arthritis in Hamsters Vaccinated with OspA..., IAI February 2000
The Hamster Dance [a supplement, of sorts, to the above link]
Vaccinating against Lyme disease, Update in Rheumatology, Annals 18 Jan 00

A Friendlier Schedule for the Lyme Vaccine, APIC, July 1, 1999
Lyme Disease Vaccine - JAMA Letters, 12 Jan 2000 [response to JAMA, June 2, 1999]
Pediatricians Alerted to Five New Vaccines, JAMA, June 2, 1999
OspA Induces Lyme Arthritis in Hamsters, 12th ICLD, April 1999
Borreliacidal Antibodies Against OspC: Implications for Vaccine Development...,12th ICLD,Apr99

Progress in Vaccine Development for Lyme Disease, selected abstracts, Medscape, 1998
Limitations of the OspA Vaccine for Humans: A Review, J Spiro Tick Diseases, 5(4):69-74 1998
CD - Limitations of OspA Vaccine for Humans, Dattwyler, 7/23/99 [resp. to JSTD 5(4), 1998]
Immunization against Lyme Disease, Correspondence -- NEJM 1998; 339: 1637-1639
Vaccination against LD with Recombinant Bb Osp A with Adjuvant, NEJM 1998; 339: 209-215
A Vaccine for LD: Current Progress, William T. Golde, PhD, SUNY Stony Brook, 1998

The OspA vaccine against Lyme disease: efficacy in the rhesus monkey, Vaccine 1997 (complete)
Detection of Lyme Disease after OspA Vaccine, Correspondence -- NEJM 1997; 337: 794-795
Acquired Resistance to Borrelia burgdorferi Infection in the Rabbit, JCI -- Foley et al., Apr 1997

What has the federal government said about Lyme disease vaccines?

What have the companies developing Lyme disease vaccines said?

SmithKline Beecham

SmithKline Beecham
SmithKline Beecham - Search [search for lyme returned 17 links on 29 Jan 00]

Pasteur Mérieux Connaught

Aventis Pasteur > Home
Aventis > Aventis Pasteur Pipeline [use worldwide search]

MedImmune

MedImmune
MedImmune Press Releases
MedImmune Product Pipeline

RxTechnologies, Inc.

RxTechnologies, Inc., a vaccine (Lyme Disease and Malaria) and diagnostic development company
RxTechnologies, Inc. Search
RxTechnologies, Inc. Search results for query 'lyme' - returned 15 links on 31 May 00

Lyme Vaccine

What has appeared in the media about Lyme disease vaccines?

Lyme disease vaccine stories in 2000

Option Care, Inc. Launches Vaccine Program [in PA] With SmithKline Beecham, PRN, 1 Feb 00
Lyme vaccine safe for children, A A of Pediatrics and P A Societies, PRNewswire, 13 May 00
Should Children Be Vaccinated Against Lyme Disease?, WebMD Medical News, 18 Jan 00

Lyme disease vaccine stories in 1999

SmithKline to `Vigorously' Defend Itself Against Class Action, Mealey Pubs Reports, 23 Dec 99
SmithKline (SBH) Sued Over Lyme Vaccine, PR Newswire, 14 December 1999
Data Show LYMErix(R) Is Well Tolerated in Children and Is Effective Against..., PRN, 19Nov99
IDSA: Vaccine Lymerix 100% Effective Against Asymptomatic LD, Doctor's Guide,Nov 99
Lyme Vaccine Well Tolerated And Immunogenic in Children, Reuters Health, J Pediatr, 12 Nov 99
Shot can help deter Lyme disease WASHINGTON (AP), USA Today, Sep 1999
Follow-up on my Lymerix vaccine problems story pos, LymeNet patient story, 20-Aug-1999
CNN - Lyme-disease vaccine helps, but it's not a cure-all - July 26, 1999
MedImmune/PM Connaught ... New Data on LD Vaccine Candidate at ...Lyme Meeting, 6 Jul 99
Some Fear Lyme Vaccine Might Trigger Arthritis, [Skin and Allergy News 30(6):8, Jun 1999
Some Fear Lyme Vaccine Might Trigger Arthritis, Skin and Allergy News 30(6):8, Jun 1999
Could Lyme Vaccine Trigger Autoimmune Arthritis? Pediatric News 33(6):20, Jun 1999
Lyme Vaccine Could Be Given On 6-Month Schedule, Medical Tribune 40(12):1, 16, Jun 1999
Study Results for LYMErix Show Individuals can be Immunized Faster, PRNewswire, Jun 1 1999
The Cost Effectiveness of Vaccinating against Lyme Disease, CDC, EID, 5(3), May-Jun 1999
Questions arise over the use of Lyme vaccine, Letters to Editor, Philadelphia Inquirer, 8 May 99
A shot in the dark? New Jersey Online: Health news from the Star-Ledger, 04/28/99
Lyme Vaccine Probably Not Needed in West, Pediatric News 33(4):25, Apr 1999
Preventing Cases Of Lyme Disease Will Take More Than Vaccines, Medical Tribune, 8 Apr 99
ID Alert - Lyme Vaccine Gets FDA Approval, Infect Med 16(2):83, 88, Feb 1999
Lyme disease vaccines succeed in tests, USA TODAY, 02/02/99
Search results for more stories on Lyme disease vaccine from USA TODAY
Lyme Disease Vaccine Approved By FDA, Medical Tribune 40(2):2, Jan 1999
Give Lyme Disease Vaccine Over 2-Month Period [Pediatric News 33(1):22, Jan 1999]
Lyme Disease Vaccine Progress - Travel Medicine NewsShare - 1st Quarter 1999
LYMErix(TM) - World's First LD Vaccine Now Available From SmithKline, PRN, Jan-12-1999
Give Lyme Disease Vaccine Over 2-Month Period, Skin and Allergy News, 30(1):10,11, Jan 1999

Lyme disease vaccine stories in 1998

First Lyme Disease Vaccine LYMErix(TM) Approved by FDA, PRNewswire, Dec-21-1998
LYMErix, First Lyme Disease Vaccine, Approved - 12/21/98 - The Mining Co.
FDA Approves First Lyme Disease Vaccine, Medscape, December 21, 1998
Vaccine Injury Compensation Going Strong, Pediatric News 32(12):8, Dec 1998
Target High-Risk Patients for Lyme Disease Vaccine, Pediatric News 32(11):21, Nov 1998
Only High-Risk Patients Need Lyme Vaccine, Skin and Allergy News 29(11):29, Nov 1998
LYMErix Individuals Immunized Faster, SmithKline Beecham/MedscapeWire, Nov 13, 1998
Lyme disease vaccine dosing cut, UPI, September 28, 1998
New Study Results for LYMErix Demonstrate Flexible Dosing Schedule, PRN, Sep 27, 1998
Dueling Vaccines - Lyme Disease Has Pair of Foes, ABC News/AP, Sept. 16 [1998]
Lyme Vaccination Should Be Based on Level of Risk, Pediatric News 32(9):14, Sep 1998
FDA Panel Supports Approval of Lyme Vaccine, Skin and Allergy News 29(8):6, Aug 1998
Lyme disease vaccines do work, study says, Nando Times/Reuters News Service, July 22, 1998
UMDNJ: LD Vaccine Study Proves Safe and 92% Effective in Adults, PRN, July 22, 1998
Experts Put Lyme Vaccine Into Perspective, Medical Tribune, 39(13):9, Jul 1998
FDA Panel Backs Lyme Vaccine With Some Provisos, Pediatric News 32(7):1, Jul 1998
Lyme Disease Vaccine Praised, But Caveats Noted, Medical Tribune, 39(12): Jun 1998
Spirochete Switches Surface Proteins When It Changes Hosts, NIH/NIAID, June 19, 1998
TIME: The Ticks Are Back, JUNE 8, 1998
FDA Advisory Committee Recommends LYMErix for Approval, LymeNet, 27-MAY-1998
Lyme disease vaccine closer to market, Detroit Free Press, May 27, 1998
FDA Panel Approves Lyme Vaccine, ... caveats aplenty from gov., Time Daily, 27 May 98
sci.med.diseases.lyme: Phila Inquirer: FDA panel OKs vaccine for Lyme, circa 27 May 98
sci.med.diseases.lyme: Reuters: Lyme Vaccine Recommeded by FDA Panel", 27 May 98
Vaccine Prevents Lyme Disease, ABC News, May 26, 1998
FDA panel backs Lyme disease vaccine, CNN, May 26, 1998

Lyme disease vaccine stories in 1997

Senators urge haste on Lyme vaccines, Bergen Record/AP, December 7, 1997
Two Vaccines Prevent Lyme Disease in Large Trials, Skin and Allergy News 28(11):6, 1997
New Vaccine for Lyme Disease, AAAS Science News Service, InSCIght, 19 Nov 97 [inop?]
Promising Lyme vaccine awaiting FDA approval, Nantucket Island, Inquirer/Mirror, Sep 25, 1997
Lyme disease vaccine, Outdoor Archives, American News Service, Sept. 19, 1997
Lyme Disease Vaccine Passes The Test, By Newsradio 88 Staff, September 16th, 1997
Lyme Vaccines Head for FDA, physweekly.com, In The News 10-20-97

What have Lyme disease organizations said about Lyme disease vaccines?

What have Lyme disease organizations said about Lyme disease vaccines? - Summary

LymeNet: Vaccine Position Paper - January, 1999
LymeNet: Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions
LDF: 9/13/97 -- Lyme Disease Vaccine: Hope or Hype?
LDF: Vaccine
Lyme Alliance: Position statement concerning SKB Lyme vaccine, 26 May 1998
American Lyme Disease Foundation - Vaccine Now Available Following FDA Approval, 8/27/99
American Lyme Disease Foundation - Vaccine Q and A

What have other organizations said about the Lyme disease vaccine?

Prevention of Lyme Disease (RE9942), American Academy of Pediatrics, January 2000

Other Lyme disease vaccine Information

Ask Dr. Weil - QandA: Vaccine to Vanquish Lyme Disease?, 1999
Lymerix Information - Carroll County, Maryland [last modified May 1999]
Minnesota insurance - BC/BS of MN will cover Lyme disease vaccine, April 15, 1999
Lyme Disease - Vaccine offers protection, Mayo Health Oasis, 3/26/99

Second Generation Vaccine Against Lyme Disease, Institute of B and T (TAMU), 8-Dec-98
IBT/Texas AandM Discovery ...to Lead to Development of 2nd Gen. Lyme Vaccine, Dec 2, 1998
Lyme disease vaccine 100% effective: So says Leonard Sigal, MD, PULSE, UMDNJ, Winter 98
A Vaccine for Lyme Disease, Capsule and Comment, VOL. 22 NO. 10 -- October 15, 1998
HHMI Immunology: A Vaccine Against Lyme Disease [last modified Sep 1998]
Protein LD Vaccine Recomm. for Marketing, with Reservations, J Hanissian, MS-IV, 27 May 98
FDA Committee Finds Lymerix Safe/Effective For LD Prevention, Doctor's Guide, May 27, 1998
Lyme disease vaccine recipients cannot donate blood, American Red Cross, 10/16/98
Yale Univ School of Medicine has licensed its LD vaccine to SB, Current Drugs, Apr 23, 1998
Johns Hopkins University Division of Infectious Diseases says LD vaccine 79% effective, 7/17/98
Announcement, Vaccine for Lyme Disease, Pasteur Merieux Connaught, "Imulyme", 1/13/98

New Vaccine for Lyme Disease, InSCIght - 19 November 1997
Clinical Trial Demonstrates LD Vaccine Reduces Overall Occurrence, Doctor's Guide, Sep 16 97
Harvard School of Public Health: see bottom for Steere and Dennis on LD vaccine, Fall 1997
Lyme Disease Vaccine May Prove Effective - TAMU and MedImmune, June 20, 1997 []
SKB Biologicals, Belgium, completes LD vaccine trials, Physician/Sportsmedicine, May 1997
Trial of Vaccine Against Lyme Disease Completed, Doctor's Guide, Feb. 3, 1997

Researchers Probing Basic Biology Of Lyme Disease Bacterium, Scientist, Vol:10, #14, 8 Jul 96
The Lyme Disease Vaccine by Donna Herrell [undated, circa 1996]

Connaught Laboratories extends contract on research for Lyme disease, Univ. of Conn., 12/8/95
SKB Vaccine Study Consent Form and other information, circa Jan 12, 1995

Pest Management Bulletin - September 1994 - U.S. Army

Yahoo! Full Coverage - Lyme Disease Vaccine

From the ProMED List regarding Lyme disease vaccines.

[Lyme disease vaccine not for Europe] LD vaccine progress - USA (07), ProMED 23 Dec 98
[FDA approves Lyme disease vaccine] LD vaccine progress - USA (06), ProMED 22 Dec 98
[false sense of security] Lyme disease vaccine progress - USA (05), ProMED 7 June 98
[false sense of security] Lyme disease vaccine progress - USA (04), ProMED 2 June 98
[Some of the caveats] Lyme disease vaccine progress - USA (03), ProMED 30 May 98
FDA Panel OKs First Lyme Vaccine, LD vaccine progress - USA (02), ProMED 28 May 98
FDA Looks at Lyme Disease Vaccine, LD vaccine progress - USA, ProMED 28 May 98

Legal matters re Lyme disease vaccine from news:sci.med.diseases.lyme

Legal matters re Lyme disease vaccine from news:sci.med.diseases.lyme - Summary

Other matters re Lyme disease vaccine from news:sci.med.diseases.lyme

Other matters re Lyme disease vaccine from news:sci.med.diseases.lyme - Summary

sci.med.diseases.lyme: back to school and immunizations and Lyme disease, 27 Aug 98
sci.med.diseases.lyme: Re: Lyme vaccine trials on children, Information sheet for practitioners, 18 Jun 98
sci.med.diseases.lyme: Re: Vaccine Misinformation, 18 Jun 98
sci.med.diseases.lyme: Re: Vaccine Misinformation, 17 Jun 98
sci.med.diseases.lyme: Vaccine Misinformation, 13 Jun 98
sci.med.diseases.lyme: Re: More on the Vaccine...I don't like this, 29 May 98
sci.med.diseases.lyme: Re: New Lyme Disease Vaccine, 14 Apr 98
sci.med.diseases.lyme: Re: lyme disease vaccine, 02 Jul 97

Personal experiences or comments regarding Lyme disease vaccines.

Other personal stories regarding the Lyme disease vaccine - Summary

Letter from Linda, Linda Larson, re Lyme disease vaccine
Voice Your Opinion On The Lyme Vaccine, LDIR Guestbook
Alison's Story by Alison E. Schettini
Lynn L's Story, Lyme Vaccine Volunteer, Written by Lynn Lane
sci.med.diseases.lyme: LYMErix - anyone else see this problem?, 07 May 99
sci.med.diseases.lyme: LYME VACCINE, 25 Apr 97

Problems with the Lyme disease vaccine

3 Suits Say Lyme Vaccine Caused Severe Arthritis, New York Times, 13 June 2000
Patients sue over effects of [Lyme disease] vaccine, Philapdelphia Inquirer, 13 June 2000
Hearings focus on Lyme vaccine, New Jersey Online: Star-Ledger Business, 2 Jun 2000
Lyme Disease Treatment Under Fire, New England Cable News, 31 May 00 [Real Audio/Video]
Lawsuit Over Lyme Disease Vaccine Risks, ABCNEWS.com, 17 May 00
Lyme Vaccine Recommendations Unchanged; More Lawsuits Likely, CID, 4 May 2000
Lyme Vaccine May Need to Be Modified to Prevent Induction of Arthritis, Infect Immun, 3 Feb 00
Severe Destructive Lyme Arthritis in Hamsters Vaccinated with OspA..., IAI February 2000
Class Action complaint against SmithKline Beecham (SKB) re Lymerix vaccine, circa Dec 1999
Sheller Ludwig and Badey, P.C. [bringing class action against SKB]
Pennsylvania Lawsuit Says SmithKline Hid Arthritic Lyme Vaccine Consequences, Dec 15, 1999
Class action suit against LYMErix manufacturer SmithKline, 14 Dec 99
Lyme Disease Vaccine: A Few Words of Caution, Chinh T. Le, MD, Sonoma Cnty MA, Jul/Aug99
Lyme Disease Vaccination Not Fool-Proof, AP, WCCO.com, May 30, 1999

Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and other vaccine resources.

Other General Vaccine Information

CDC: Vaccine Safety Resource Guide
Vaccine Safety
ImmunoFacts.com [lots of vaccine links]
Vaccine Site Homepage: About Vaccines Choices- HealthWorld Online
The Biological Manipulation of Human Populations - Lots of articles about vaccines
NIH/NIAID:Safer Children's Vaccines - Executive Summary

For more information on Lyme disease see: Lots Of Links On Lyme Disease

Comments or questions concerning this page should be directed to Art Doherty.

Last updated on 13 June 2000 by
Art Doherty
Lompoc, California
doherty@utech.net

Information on Human Vaccine for Lyme Disease

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Information on Human Vaccine for Lyme Disease

Medical and scientific information regarding Lyme disease vaccines.

What has the federal government said about Lyme disease vaccines?

CDC on Lyme disease vaccine

FDA on Lyme disease vaccine

NIH on Lyme disease vaccine

What have state or local governments said about Lyme disease vaccines?

What have the companies developing Lyme disease vaccines said?

SmithKline Beecham

Pasteur Mérieux Connaught

MedImmune

RxTechnologies, Inc.

What has appeared in the media about Lyme disease vaccines?

Lyme disease vaccine stories in 2000

Lyme disease vaccine stories in 1999

Lyme disease vaccine stories in 1998

Lyme disease vaccine stories in 1997

What have Lyme disease organizations said about Lyme disease vaccines?

What have other organizations said about the Lyme disease vaccine?

Other Lyme disease vaccine Information

From the ProMED List regarding Lyme disease vaccines.

Legal matters re Lyme disease vaccine from news:sci.med.diseases.lyme

Other matters re Lyme disease vaccine from news:sci.med.diseases.lyme

Personal experiences or comments regarding Lyme disease vaccines.

Problems with the Lyme disease vaccine

Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and other vaccine resources.

Other General Vaccine Information