Hugo Codona is one of the first patients to try Palforzia, a drug to help reduce severe reactions.
Hugo will have to take the drug daily for two to three yearsA schoolboy has become one of the first people to try a new drug for peanut allergies, a hospital trust said.
The treatment is designed to increase tolerance of peanut protein and reduce the risk of severe reactions like anaphylaxis.Peanut allergies currently affect more than six million people in the UK, Europe and America. Children who are given the treatment can receive the drug in escalating doses to desensitise them to peanut proteins, enabling tolerance to be carefully built over time.
Hugo said: "I felt nervous at first, but this is going to help me in the future and give me confidence in dealing with my peanut allergy."
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