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vaccination

[vak-suh-ney-shuhn] / ˌvæk səˈneɪ ʃən /
NOUN
immunization
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In 1798, English physician Edward Jenner introduced a safer and more effective smallpox vaccination derived from cowpox.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

According to media reports, the study used hospital patients’ vaccination status to calculate the success of the season’s vaccine, a method long used to determine flu vaccine effectiveness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Jefferson used his political power as president to make the government a major player in encouraging smallpox vaccination around the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

On top of routine vaccinations, Bangladesh conducts special measles vaccination campaigns every four years.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Her skin was stretched over her puffy cheeks like shiny scar tissue that covers old vaccination marks.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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