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vaccinate

[vak-suh-nayt] / ˈvæk səˌneɪt /
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give a shot to treat or prevent disease
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In response, wildlife teams started to vaccinate birds in the colony this week, said James Todd, chief biodiversity officer for the state of Victoria in which the island lies.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

It’s a good day if I can have a conversation with someone who doesn’t want to vaccinate, even if I don’t convince them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Gillison said it was better to vaccinate early to prevent future HPV infections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

UK advisers have said a widespread NHS catch-up campaign to vaccinate all teenagers against MenB is not cost-effective but will keep that decision under review.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

We imagined them liberating Angola and marching right on up the Congo River to vaccinate us all!

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Over the morning, the clinic vaccinates 10 infants, some of whom are classed by the NHS as "overdue".

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

The new U.S. vaccination guidelines are much closer to those of Denmark, which routinely vaccinates its children against only 10 diseases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026

Refusing to import chicken meat from the United States if it vaccinates is a tempting retaliatory measure.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 6, 2023

Castro and Raimondo said they are suffering only mild symptoms while Schiff said he is “feeling fine” — and touted the value of vaccinates and boosters.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2022

If poor judgment is used in caring for the vaccinated hogs, and the person who vaccinates them uses careless methods, heavy losses from acute indigestion, blood poisoning, or hog-cholera may occur.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.

A woman whose newborn daughter became ill after catching a potentially serious respiratory illness is urging other pregnant women to make sure they are vaccinated against it.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The agency also said the woman had been "vaccinated and had immunity to dangerous infections with which she worked".

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Of about 40,000 children identified in Birsa, roughly 27,000 had been vaccinated, Gautam said.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The nation’s top health agencies have halted multimillion-dollar campaigns urging Americans to get vaccinated against flu and other respiratory viruses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

He’d been vaccinated against B, and he didn’t do drugs, so that ruled out C. Type A was usually caused by drinking contaminated water or eating tainted food.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

One mother, who asked to speak anonymously to protect her children, told AFP she decided to hold off on vaccinating them after watching the videos.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Although her family never had any cases, they felt the financial toll of vaccinating an entire flock.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Dr. Fauci chimed in: “There are no data or theoretical reason to believe that vaccinating early versus later in pregnancy would be preferred.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

But the CDC does recommend vaccinating infants when they are between 6 and 11 months old if they’re either traveling internationally or at risk of measles exposure during an outbreak.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

They frantically tried to create an epidemiological “firebreak” by vaccinating ahead of the disease.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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