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On 30 July, the WHO announced that the the "most promising" vaccine would be developed in Singapore, while the trail of a separate jab has begun in the UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The Ervebo vaccine needs to be stored at ultra-low temperatures, however the new Bundibugyo jab is hoped to last for months in normal refrigerators, making it cheaper and easier to deploy to remote areas.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Singapore-based Hilleman Laboratories announced on Thursday it would advance the rVSV Bundibugyo jab so it can be tested on humans during clinical trials.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Kennedy was put off by a different jab.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Malloy barked as I threw my right jab at this kid, Jamaal Crowder.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
He was worried the jabs might not work.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Characters deliver jabs at “Jeff Bozos” and the Epstein class while slyly revealing you shouldn’t trust their takes, either.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Warren says starting on weight-loss jabs has put him off going out for drinking sessions with friends.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
According to the salon owner, when she was invited to join the cast of “RHOSLC” in 2021, she wasn’t prepared for the jabs that would be aimed at Trujillo or the toll it would take.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
I raised my pencil above the paper and froze into the same position a doctor holds just before he jabs a scalpel into a patient.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
Convenience plays a big role, she says; vaccination rates are highest when parents regularly interact with medics, who can remind them to get their children jabbed and tell them exactly where to do it.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Then an allergist jabbed him with a needle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
Both fists — little and big — jabbed the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025
It was also possible that he accidentally jabbed himself, through his gloves, on a needle or a patient’s teeth.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025
Kojo jabbed the nubby down button for the elevator.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
The artist and buyer were nonconformists, jabbing at, well, something.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
He loved to say it on the stump with his trademark snarl and jabbing finger.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2025
Capturing, jabbing, and tracking each wild Elanora koala is basically double that.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024
They won with a second consecutive impressive performance by NLDS-clincher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, with Ohtani being Ohtani, and with everybody else juking and jabbing and creating like the Dodgers do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2024
They were all standing now, jabbing, jutting, shouting, whether they had the mike or not.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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