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inoculation

[ih-nok-yuh-lay-shuhn] / ɪˌnɒk jəˈleɪ ʃən /
NOUN
immunization
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When Jenette Torres Odena's three-year-old son fell ill days after receiving a jab as part of a Philippine vaccination drive, his photograph quickly spread on Facebook alongside claims the inoculation had killed him.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

“We learned stress inoculation sort of and all those things that you can read about or watch movies about,” Jason said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Health experts say that the disease could be controlled or even eradicated with proper inoculation rates - generally defined as 95% of a community receiving the measles vaccine.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2025

They’re making a strange invisible inoculation for themselves of, ‘It’s not going to be me who suffers. It’s going to be someone else who deserves it.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024

Weeping mothers brought bawling children to the health center for inoculation.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith


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