Pathogen vaccines and methods of producing and using the same

A method of producing a vaccine, comprising:

• contacting a sample comprising a pathogen or fragment thereof with an opsonin or a lectin, wherein the opsonin or lectin is capable of binding to the pathogen or fragment thereof in the sample, thereby forming an opsonin-bound or lectin-bound pathogen construct;
• isolating the opsonin-bound or lectin-bound pathogen construct from the sample;
• and
• combining the opsonin-bound or lectin-bound pathogen construct with a bioagent capable of recruiting an immune cell in a subject, thereby producing the vaccine.

A method of producing a vaccine, comprising:

• contacting a sample comprising a pathogen or fragment thereof with an opsonin or a lectin, wherein the opsonin or the lectin is capable of binding to a pathogen or fragment thereof in the sample, thereby forming an opsonin-bound or lectin-bound pathogen construct;
• isolating the opsonin-bound or lectin-bound pathogen construct from the sample;
• and
• combining the isolated opsonin-bound or lectin-bound pathogen construct with a scaffold, thereby producing the vaccine.

A method of producing a vaccine, comprising:

• administering an opsonin or a lectin to a subject, wherein the opsonin or lectin is capable of binding to a pathogen or fragment thereof, from the subject, thereby forming an opsonin-bound or lectin-bound pathogen construct;
• isolating the opsonin-bound or lectin-bound pathogen construct from the subject;
• and
• combining the isolated opsonin-bound or lectin-bound pathogen construct with a scaffold, thereby producing the vaccine.