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A lab-stage mRNA vaccine targeting ticks may offer protection against Lyme and other tick-borne diseases

  • Written by: Andaleeb Sajid, Staff Scientist, National Institutes of Health
A lab-stage mRNA vaccine targeting ticks may offer protection against Lyme and other tick-borne diseasesAs the rate of tick-borne diseases rises, vaccines that stop ticks in their tracks could be an essential preventive tool.rbkomar/Moment via Getty Images

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