Vaccination

Definitions

Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonym: immunization (broadly synonymous)”

“One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.”

“It's^([sic]) spokesperson Leonie Howie did not want⟳ to be interviewed but said they "will do the mahi" when it comes to trying to both encourage⟳ vaccinations as well as managing any health risks to the community when visitors arrive⟳.”

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