Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent tick-borne encephalitis, a disease most common in Central and Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, with more than 87 percent of recipients developing immunity, though the vaccine is not useful after the bite of an already-infected tick. The World Health Organization recommends immunizing all people in areas where the disease is common, with three doses followed by additional booster doses every three to five years, and the vaccine appears to be safe during pregnancy. The first vaccine against tick-borne encephalitis was developed in 1937, and it was approved for medical use in the United States in August 2021; it is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.
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Who is advised to get the tick-borne encephalitis vaccine in the United States?
People moving or traveling to an endemic area with extensive tick exposure.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the vaccine for people who are moving or traveling to an area where tick-borne encephalitis is endemic and who will have extensive exposure to ticks. It is advised for that kind of sustained exposure, not as a routine vaccine for everyone.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick-borne_encephalitis_vaccine, lead section
Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent tick-borne encephalitis (TBE).
Treats: Tick-borne Encephalitis, Lead section
Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent tick-borne encephalitis (TBE).
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