The first vaccines against allergies to dogs and cats are being developed at a Russian university.

Allergies to cats and dogs are a major problem for animal lovers, preventing them from owning a pet. Scientists are developing the first vaccines against allergies to these animals. Sechenov University in Moscow.

The Institute of Molecular Medicine's Immunopathology Laboratory is actively developing similar drugs: a vaccine for cat allergies is awaiting clinical trials, and a vaccine for dog allergies is in active development.- said Olga, laboratory worker, allergist-immunologist Ksenia Ryabova. 

The first tests on rabbits, which said Last year, it showed an 85% effectiveness rate. It should be suitable even for people with severe allergies. 

Previously, specialists from this laboratory developed the Allergochip test system—a test that can determine individual hypersensitivity to more than 120 allergens. 

Until a vaccine is tested and commercially available, allergy sufferers must resort to symptomatic treatment with antihistamines to alleviate the effects. 

According to According to a specialist at the Institute of Immunology, up to 35% of the planet's population—that's two billion people—suffers from allergies. 

By the way, July 8 is also World Allergy Day, and not just an artificially invented one. Peter and Fevronia Day.