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vaccine

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


NOUN
injection
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The vaccine lowers the chance of getting either strain of mpox, and of suffering from severe illness if infected.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

And all his rhetoric was deplorable: He, without any credible evidence, blames the flu vaccine for potentially triggering his SD.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

He might not be sure that the flu vaccine caused his voice disorder, but he’s willing to list it as a culprit.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Since 2024, women have been offered a vaccine from 28 weeks of pregnancy to protect their newborns.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

It is the cost of that kind of technology, and its relative effectiveness, that must be compared with the cost and effectiveness of the vaccine.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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