toxoid

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This toxoid vaccine, widely available in the United States as of the early 1940s, was what actually wiped out diphtheria in the country.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2021

U.S. health officials disagree with the current British theory: that more dangerous new strains of diphtheria bacilli have developed, in the U.S., the standard treatments�immunization with toxoid injections, therapy with antitoxin�are still effective.

From Time Magazine Archive

At one of its camps, CWS prepared a toxoid against botulism, a form of food poisoning which it was feared the Germans might use in Normandy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sensitive grown-ups often can be immunized by tiny, repeated doses of toxoid.

From Time Magazine Archive

What he wants is nothing less than an all-out campaign to eradicate tetanus in the U.S. by having every man, woman and child immunized with toxoid and periodic booster shots.

From Time Magazine Archive