Bee stings can be so serious that they cause as many as 40 deaths every single year in the United States. Although most people used to think that most children would simply outgrow any allergies that they may have had to bee stings as a child, as they grew into adulthood, this has since been a thought that has changed. As a matter of fact, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Institute have performed studies that have proven that a majority of children who suffer allergic reactions to these stings, do continue to carry this type of allergy into their adult life. Good news, however, is that it has been proven to be less likely for children to continue living with this type of allergy as an adult when allergy shots have been administered to them as a child. As many as 32 percent of people that did not receive shots for allergies as a child, continued to experience symptoms that accompany allergic reactions from receiving bee stings. Only 5 percent of people that allergy shots were administered to as a child, showed to continue having reactions to bees when they were stung once reaching adulthood.