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New Allergy Vaccine Provides Long-lasting Hay Fever Relief After Just 6 Weeks Of Shots

10-06-2006 · ScienceDaily

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have successfully used an experimental DNA-based vaccine to protect against ragweed allergies, commonly known as hay fever, after just six injections. Patients receiving the vaccine showed an average 60 percent reduction in allergy symptoms compared to those receiving a placebo.

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