inoculation
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When Jenette Torres Odena's three-year-old son fell ill days after receiving a jab as part of a Philippine vaccination drive, his photograph quickly spread on Facebook alongside claims the inoculation had killed him.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
For many years after his son Frances’s death, Franklin dutifully recorded statistics on outbreaks throughout the colonies to demonstrate that smallpox acquired by inoculation was safer than that received in the “natural” way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
There weren’t vehicles to divert, underground creeks that required stabilization, majestic oaks that had to be saved or soils that required inoculation with local microbes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025
It is meant to be administered, alongside inoculation for diphtheria, tetanus, polio and others, from the very first weeks of life.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2024
Weeping mothers brought bawling children to the health center for inoculation.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Vocabulary lists containing inoculation
“About Edward Jenner” from the Jenner Institute
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