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/ˈvæksəneɪt/
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[ UK /vˈæksɪnˌeɪt/ ]
[ UK /vˈæksɪnˌeɪt/ ]
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perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
The nurse vaccinated the children in the school
We vaccinate against scarlet fever
How To Use vaccinate In A Sentence
- Asked about parents who choose not to vaccinate their children against HPV, the virologist Nathan Wolfe, author of the new book "The Viral Storm," told me: "Basically the decision to not vaccinate risks not only cancer for their kids but cancer for anyone their kids have sex with. The New Prudery
- Her mother Mandy, 38, has now urged all parents to have their children vaccinated with the MMR jab, which protects children against measles, mumps and rubella.
- Karen Waite, MS, equine specialist with MSU Extension added "If you have a horse and are unsure of its vaccination history, you should revaccinate them to be sure they are protected. TheHorse.com News
- As a result, Sheffield health chiefs are planning to ask the next two to three years' intake of prospective students to get vaccinated.
- All women of childbearing age should be vaccinated against this infection.
- Howard telegraphed frequently and sent a doctor to revaccinate her, as the virus he had administered himself had not taken. Sleeping Fires: a Novel
- Reactions are less common for those being revaccinated.
- The problem with existing vaccines is that vaccinated animals can be carriers of the disease even though they do not show any symptoms.
- All the cats are desexed, vaccinated and wormed, and they make a great companion for a family or for someone living alone.
- Despite the increased risk they run, fewer than 20 per cent of asthmatics are vaccinated against the flu.