Canberrans with hay fever struggle through ACT's worst pollen season on record

 Hay fever sufferers across the ACT are in for a rough summer — with 2021 already topping the charts for the worst year on record for pollen counts. 

The hay fever season usually runs from July to January, with tree pollens filling the air from June, and grass pollens from September.

But one Canberra-based research project has found that this year, the ACT has already recorded 11 days of extreme pollen levels — with many months of the season left — compared to a yearly average of just two or three extreme pollen days.

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