DEFORESTATION CUTS THE POTENTIALITY FOR THE DISCOVERIES OF VACCINES

DEFORESTATION CUTS THE POTENTIALITY FOR THE DISCOVERIES OF VACCINES

JOSHUA CAESAR O. ELEGADO,

PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT

UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS-LEGAZPI

On the verge of the pandemic Covid-19, our daily pace became limited to the extent that humanity was kept captivated, to attain the very essence of life that is to sustain its preservation. This deadly disease that we are facing has dealt damages in people’s lives for the past end of December of 2019 and is occurring at this very moment, continuously taking life afterlife. In this battle, the defeat of humanity is yet to be seen, striving for the very best of their efforts to combat this disease in order to put a stop to this rampage. In this very crisis we can not but to hope for the best that humanity will champion at the very end of the day.

Scientists worldwide, in their best efforts, are persevered to formulating a vaccine to combat this pandemic for the good of all. As resource accessibility became limited, having to find the potential vaccine can not be rushed overnight, but rather, it would take months until years to perfect this formulation of this cure to fight this said disease. There are several questions that may surface to begin; What are the materials? How can we formulate such? The cost, efficiency, and effectiveness? Preservation and Conservation?

There are many types of vaccines, and there are many formulations to even create one for its specified or particular target. One study in accordance to the World Health Organization, this is, the Plant Derived Vaccines, said to be that, [1]“Plant-derived vaccines have several advantages. They can be produced cheaply in very high amounts, carrier plants such as potatoes and corn are readily accepted by patients, and antigens derived from them are stable and can be stored for long periods of time. The likelihood that contamination by a plant virus would have an adverse effect on humans is almost negligible. There are several technical challenges concerning plant-derived vaccines that must be resolved before they can enter wide-scale use and the regulatory requirements for this novel class of vaccines must be established. Also, public acceptance of the new technology must be ensured. As the development of plant-derived vaccines matures, WHO will continue to serve as a forum for the international harmonization of requirements.” With that being said, we can assure that, in medical dialogue, that is, somewhat effective and friendly in the human capacity to be sustained without resulting in detrimental damages to humans and of plants. These Plant-derived vaccines are possible because of their environmental advantages and insofar extending to reach people who need it the most in terms of medical help. With that, we can safely say that; plants, trees, and environmental nature, can actually help people through their essential and natural state, and for us human, we must be encouraged by it and we can also help by protecting the environment in the means of planting, and reduce or to even abolish the act of deforestation. For that, most of the environmental subjects are pointed towards the care for plants and trees. To answer the costliness, [2]”Vaccines are effective means of reducing the disease burden of infectious diseases in developing countries. To ensure the widest availability of these vaccines in poor countries, approaches are needed with lower production costs and less need for medical personnel to administer the vaccines. A promising avenue is the development of plant-derived vaccines, which can be administered orally or to other mucosal surfaces. Plants are able to produce different classes of proteins of pharmaceutical significance at a high yield, leading to potentially inexpensive products. Oral administration is important as it diminishes the need for needles and syringes which require highly trained immunization staff.” Having the said advantages, we can say that, having to promote this, we must ensure that there must be ample resources of plants in order to execute this plant vaccine to the people who are in need to its maximum effectivity. We must indeed, therefore, be an advocate of planting more, and destroying less, so that, for times like this pandemic will ever happen again in the future, we can actually have the sufficient resource to formulate a cure and is to be disseminated to the people who are in need, especially for the developing countries.

This advocacy targets to promote mass planting and to discourage the act of deforestation, for the means of having an adequate amount of plants and trees to some extent, can boost our progress in treating human and animals from diseases. Various discoveries are to be made and are endless, for now, it is the most practical, effective, and ethical solution to combat diseases and their potential. Thus, through this, [3]"There are also some bioethical issues arising from the production of plant-based vaccines such as the risk of transferring allergens from transgenic plants to humans and animals. As some of the plant-based vaccines use bacteria and viruses as vectors, the pathogens might be reactivated and infect other organisms that consume them. The benefits and advantages of plant-based vaccines shall be able to overwhelm the challenges faced by this interesting biological product. Thus, it is anticipated that regulatory approval will be granted ultimately to help in the global disease control." But other than that, in comparing and contrasting the implications, we must consider the effectivity and practicality. Nonetheless, if we are talking about the preservation of life, we must choose to fight in the means of the most ethical way possible to begin with, and such. Therefore, this chance that we have today, must be encouraged and be flourished in order for humanity to survive and fulfill God's will as the protector of his creation.

The Preservation of plants is the future, due to its advantages, effectiveness, and its help to humanity, we, therefore, promote to have the plants be protected and be promoted to be produced more for the future generations. Conservation entails the capacity to have these environmental beings be protected from exploitation for stupid uses, our advocacy is to have these plants mend to help people by using it in the most ethical means as much as possible.

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"Who | Plant-Derived Vaccines."

https://www.who.int/biologicals/vaccines/plant_derived_vaccines/en/.

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[1] 'Who | Plant Derived Vaccines'. 2008, accessed 22 May 2020. < https://www.who.int/biologicals/vaccines/plant_derived_vaccines/en/ >

[2] 'Who | Plant Vaccines'. 2005, accessed 22 May 2020. < https://www.who.int/biologicals/areas/vaccines/plants/en/ >

[3] Hindawi. 'Plant-based Vaccines: Production and Challenges'. Journal of Botany, 2016. 2016, accessed 22 May 2020. < doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/4928637 >