Memphis company gets federal approval for Lyme disease vaccine

By , Daily Memphian Updated: May 18, 2023 9:14 AM CT | Published: May 17, 2023 11:39 AM CT

Nearly half a million people contract Lyme disease annually nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Aisling Mäki

Aisling Mäki

Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.

As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.


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