More than 400 million people around the world are affected by allergic rhinitis due to exposure to airborne allergens such as dust, pet dander, dust mites, mould and pollen. About 10-30 per cent of adults and 40 per cent of children globally are estimated to suffer from the condition. A common allergy, if not the most common, in the UAE, it remains underdiagnosed and undertreated here too just as around the globe.
One of the problems of lack of proper treatment is the possibility of allergic rhinitis developing into asthma.
The Covid-19 pandemic has been challenging for everyone this past year, but there was light at the end of the tunnel with the arrival of nationwide vaccine programmes. However, there were also concerns that this game-changing preventive measure might pose a risk to people with serious allergies..
In the UK, regulators had banned those with a history of severe allergic reactions to medicines, food and vaccines from taking the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine after two reports of life-threatening responses.
“According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people should get vaccinated even if they have a history of severe allergic reactions unrelated to vaccines or injectable medications, such as food, pet, venom, environmental or latex allergies,” explains Dr Marilyn R. Karam, MD, Consultant Allergist and Immunologist at American Hospital Dubai.
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