It has come to our attention that there is a posting on social media claiming that there is a vaccine for peanut allergy from McMaster University in Hamilton ON that is imminently available. While we had determined that the source appeared to be an AI/Bot generated post, on behalf of the community, Food Allergy Canada reached out to McMaster to confirm that the posting was inaccurate. Please see below for their statement.
You can count on Food Allergy Canada to vet these postings and act as your credible source of information for the food allergy community. Please reach out to us anytime at info@foodallergycanada.ca if you are unsure about news you are reading.
Statement from McMaster University
A post generated by AI incorrectly suggested that an mRNA vaccine for food allergy was developed at McMaster. The publication referenced in the post does not exist. Generative AI may be mixing our long history of advancing allergy research with other publicly available scientific concepts. We do have many ongoing studies that aim to better understand how to dismantle food allergy, prevent it, develop next-generation therapies, and improve its management.
We are working diligently with a wide array of national and international partners to have the largest impact possible on food allergy, and we will continue working until a cure is found. We, through our institution and peer-reviewed publications, make official announcements of our advances and breakthroughs.
Dr. Susan Waserman MSc MDCM FRCPC, Manel Jordana MD PhD, Joshua Koenig PhD, Dr. Derek Chu MD, PhD, FRCPC