
Poison ivy vaccine making progress: report
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Researchers are reportedly working on a vaccine to combat humans' response to poison ivy.
"We believe the shot will lead to desensitization and reduce or eliminate reactions to poison ivy, oak and sumac," Ray Hage, CEO of Hapten Sciences, told the outlet. "Every March I start to get e-mails from people asking, ‘Where is the drug? Can I be in a trial?’"
The publication said Hage's team, which has licensed the compound, passed initial safety testing in human beings and is about to be evaluated in a clinical trial.
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