Lyme Disease - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about Lyme disease and a potential new vaccine. She also addresses common questions and discusses the risks of Lyme disease in the absence of vaccination. Watch the episode to find out: When and where Lyme disease was first identified What species of animals can be infected with the bacteria that cause Lyme Three things that have to happen for someone to develop Lyme disease The stages of Lyme disease symptoms The lessons we can learn from the original Lyme vaccine (no longer available) Why to be cautious about Lyme tests that are available without a prescription To learn more about Lyme disease and the vaccine to prevent it, please visit https://bit.ly/vec-lyme-disease. Questions? Submit the VEC Vaccine Notes form, https://bit.ly/contact-vec-vaccine-notes. For other vaccines, diseases or general questions about vaccines, check out https://vaccine.chop.edu. Subscribe to our Parents PACK newsletter, https://bit.ly/3KfLUoO.