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vaccine

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


NOUN
injection
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Earlier this year, the FDA cleared the vaccine for a Phase 2 clinical trial in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Prior to the development of a measles vaccine in the early 1960s, measles killed hundreds of children annually in the United States.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

To adapt the old saw, you can lead a horse to a vaccine but you can’t make it take one.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

During the 2024-25 school year, just 92.5% of kindergartners had received the measles vaccine, down from 95.2% during the 2019-20 school year, according to the CDC.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

First, no company here has produced the vaccine in recent years.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

These highly specialized goods are typically sold to labs and scientists for research work or to develop certain vaccines.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Safe and effective vaccines have been widely available since the 1960s; by 2000, the U.S. declared measles eliminated here.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

Health officials are encouraging parents to plan now for updating their kids’ vaccines, with the new school year only a few weeks away.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Scientists also track the evolution of influenza viruses to help determine which strains should be targeted by seasonal vaccines.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

And then I tell her about how I lied to her to get her to pay for Mav’s vaccines.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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