Vaccination

Quick meaning: Vaccination is a noun meaning Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

• vaccinations

Synonyms for vaccination

Depending on context, synonyms include inoculation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inoculation, vaccinate, inoculate, vaccine, immunization, immunodeficiency.

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