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Allergy symptoms range from mild and annoying to serious and life-threatening. When you’re allergic to something, your body perceives it as an invader and dispatches chemical messengers to immune system cells. Allergy shots expose your body to very small amounts of what you’re allergic to so your body can safely and gradually build up immunity. Allergy shots take time to work, but the effects are often well worth the time investment. There’s even some evidence that allergy shots can prevent asthma in children, according to the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology.