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Article: Vaccine that promises to wipe out hay fever for good.(Features)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- March 17, 2009
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A JAB to end the misery of hay fever could be available within two years.
The vaccine requires just four injections over three weeks, in contrast to the current treatment which involves up to 90 jabs over three to five years.
Taking a course a year for three years could cure hay fever altogether, the scientists who developed it believe.
A British firm has applied for permission to market the vaccine, called Pollinex Quattro, in Germany.
Under EU rules, sale in the UK could start as early as 2011.
The therapy works by triggering a 'good' immune reaction to counter the allergic response that occurs when hay fever sufferers ...