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vaccination

[vak-suh-ney-shuhn] / ˌvæk səˈneɪ ʃən /
NOUN
immunization
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Jefferson used his political power as president to make the government a major player in encouraging smallpox vaccination around the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

According to media reports, the study used hospital patients’ vaccination status to calculate the success of the season’s vaccine, a method long used to determine flu vaccine effectiveness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

In 1798, English physician Edward Jenner introduced a safer and more effective smallpox vaccination derived from cowpox.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

But the organisation has warned about a resurgence in parts of the world as vaccination rates fall.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Mr. Thurston, the clerk, would give the girl the broadside with the regulations for the Concord and arrange for her to have her smallpox vaccination the following morning.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson




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