FOX NEWS: Prof Kirsten Perrett shares national program to help treat peanut allergy in babies

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Sunday, March 2, 2025 - 9:00 AM

Professor Kirsten Perrett, National Allergy Centre of Excellence (NACE) Director, appeared on FOX NEWS to discuss the ADAPT OIT Program, while in San Diego this week for the world's largest allergy conference.

Prof Perrett explained how 10 paediatric hospitals from across Australia partnered with the NACE to implement a world-first, national program taking peanut allergy treatment out of clinical trial units and into mainstream care.

"Peanut allergies are a massive problem globally, but in Australia we actually have the highest rates of childhood food allergy in the world, and peanut is contributing a significant proportion," she said. "We're really doing something now to tackle this problem."

The ADAPT OIT Program aims to change the way the most common food allergy among Australian school-aged children is treated from strictly avoiding peanut in diets to safely building a tolerance to the allergen and hopefully achieving remission.

The AAAAI / WAO Joint Congress took place in San Diego, where allergy experts met to discuss developments in allergy treatment, prevention and management strategies.

Watch the full interview on FOX Report