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BITTEN: INSIDE THE TICK SURGE & MYSTERIOUS ALPHA-GAL SYNDROME
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- The Highwire
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- May 22, 2026
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- 1626
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Summary
Tick reports are exploding, and Lyme disease cases are now estimated at more than 400,000 a year — so why is Pfizer suddenly fast-tracking a new Lyme vaccine? Functional medicine physician Dr. Jess Peatross joins Del to discuss the timing, the rise of a tick-borne illness that can trigger a meat allergy, and the natural protocols she says are helping chronic Lyme patients achieve remission.