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Following the removal of GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK)
LYMErix vaccine earlier this year, researchers at the State University of New
York (SUNY) report that they have produced a new version of the old vaccine.
GSK withdrew the vaccine because of poor sales; however, some people claim the
vaccine caused arthritis and other side effects. The new vaccine does not
include Outer surface protein A (OspA), which some people believe is the culprit
behind those side effects. The SUNY researchers say they created a chimeric
version of OspA in which the suspect part of OspA was replaced by an equivalent
from a European Borrelia strain that does not cause arthritis.
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