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May 29, 2002
U.S. IMMUNIZATION NEWS
"U.S. Scientists Develop New Lyme Vaccine"
Xinhua News Agency (202.84.17.11/en/main.htm) (05/29/02)
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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