New data for Valneva and Pfizer's experimental vaccine for Lyme disease – the furthest ahead in clinical testing – have bolstered the case for the shot as the results of a phase 3 programme
Pfizer has acquired an 8.1% stake in French vaccines developer Valneva at a cost of €90.5 million (around $95 million) and rejigged the terms of their alliance to develop a shot for Lyme di
There's only one vaccine candidate for tick-borne infection Lyme disease in clinical development – Valneva and Pfizer's VLA15 – and it has just moved another step closer to being available.
Prospects for Valneva's COVID-19 vaccine are up in the air, but another candidate partnered with Pfizer looks increasingly like it could fill the void of an effective shot for Lyme disease.
Valneva has said it plans to accelerate research into its Lyme disease vaccine candidate VLA15, bringing forward a trial including children into the first quarter of 2021.