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by seren 2969 days ago
Strangely enough you can get your dog vaccinated but not yourself.

>As of December 2016, a Phase I clinical trial was announced for a new candidate vaccine developed by the French company Valneva. The vaccine is similar to the SmithKlineBeecham product, but the vaccine is multivalent, targeting six Borrelia OspA serotypes. The trial will test vaccine safety, and a later Phase II trial will test efficacy.[xi] Baxter, an Austrian company, had previously tested another vaccine candidate in a combined Phase I/II trial, but the company seems to have abandoned development.[xii]

http://www.valneva.com/en/rd/vla15

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Safety standards for animals are lower.
And higher risk to play outdoors all the time unprotected, and different methabolism.
Does the fda have jurisdiction over animal drugs? I’m surprised they’d do an official clinical trial.
Yes, the FDA approves animal drugs as well.