Vaccine and Immunology

Travel & Edible Vaccines

It is advised to get vaccinated against diseases that are common in the country of travel or the country of destination. They are meant to safeguard travelers and stop the spread of illness both within and between nations. A universal immunization regimen does not exist for travelers. Every itinerary needs to be customized based on the traveller’s past vaccination history, health conditions and risk factors, the destinations to be visited, the kind and length of the trip, and the amount of time left before departure.

Particularly for the impoverished developing nations, edible vaccines show enormous potential as an affordable, simple-to-administer, simple-to-store, fail-safe, and socially and culturally acceptable vaccine delivery mechanism. It entails introducing specific desired genes into plants and then stimulating the production of the encoded proteins in these modified plants.