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An oral COVID-19 vaccine induces mucosal and protective immunity

September 13, 2021

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Vaccines have proven effective at helping control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In many developed countries, extensive vaccination programs have begun, and death rates have dropped. However, the need for constant refrigeration, long supply chains, and trained personnel have slowed the vaccination process in less economically developed nations. Researchers have collaborated to resolve the aforementioned problems associated with injection vaccines to create a thermostable vaccine that can be taken orally.

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