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vaccinate

[vak-suh-neyt] / ˈvæk səˌneɪt /
VERB
give a shot to treat or prevent disease
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In March 2025, Kennedy issued a statement that noted vaccines’ effectiveness in preventing measles’ spread, but stopped short of outright recommending that parents vaccinate their children.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The UK decided against running a widespread catch-up campaign to vaccinate teenagers, but some parents have been buying the jab privately.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

As is the case with Covid, vulnerable people can vaccinate to build their body’s natural resistance to the virus.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

“All of our best studies and decades of experience point to continuing to vaccinate all newborns to protect them against hep B.”

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2025

We imagined them liberating Angola and marching right on up the Congo River to vaccinate us all!

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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