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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Helen Coffey

How hay fever sufferers can survive the incoming pollen bomb

Buckle up: a “pollen bomb” has just hit the UK, according to the Met Office.

This dramatic-sounding term describes the process of millions of grains of pollen being released into the air in a short space of time – a nightmarish prospect for hay fever sufferers.

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