A team of scientists from the swiss firm hypopet ag has developed a vaccine to combat the feline produced protein fel d 1 to which 10 of humans are allergic according to their press release.
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The allergy affects half of all asthmatic children according to.
Alamy scientists say they developed a vaccine that could cure cat allergies and the injection is.
Vaccine reactions explained when we vaccinate against a disease we give a tiny amount of the disease to encourage the immune system to create antibodies to it but not enough to cause illness.
The hypocat vaccine described in the journal of allergy and clinical immunology is applied directly on cats instead of people to prevent allergic reactions.
People unjustly kept away from feline companionship due to an allergy are rejoicing this week after news resurfaced of a potential vaccine that makes cats less able to cause allergies.
Finally when samples from your catrades who got the vaccine were mixed with blood from humans with cat allergies there was less allergy related chemical reactions than usual.
Read our advice on how to keep your dog cat and rabbit safe if they miss a vaccination during lockdown.
It works by teaching the animals immune system to fight the protein called fel d 1.
It is this turbo charged response by the immune system rather than the protein itself that causes the distressing symptoms.
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