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vaccine

[vak-seen, vak-seen, -sin] / vækˈsin, ˈvæk sin, -sɪn /


NOUN
injection
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There is no specific vaccine or treatment for the Bundibugyo Ebola strain behind the latest outbreak.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

He was also given a vaccine personalised to his tumour's characteristics, which boosts the cancer-detecting powers of the drugs.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Using this information, it identified features shared across the entire virus group and combined them into a single vaccine antigen.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Because it is much rarer than other types of Ebola, there is no vaccine or proven treatment, although various teams are trying to develop them.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“Polio is a terrible disease! It left children crippled. Killed them. Salk and his group of scientists pioneered a vaccine to prevent it. He even tested it on himself.”

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm




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