toxoid

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This toxoid vaccine, widely available in the United States as of the early 1940s, was what actually wiped out diphtheria in the country.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2021

Sensitive grown-ups often can be immunized by tiny, repeated doses of toxoid.

From Time Magazine Archive

Moreover, when the researchers injected these mice with tetanus toxoid, most of the animals produced human antietanus antibodies, further proof that their new immune systems were functioning as though they were naturally human.

From Time Magazine Archive

He can give toxoid, which takes a while to build up immunity and may work too slowly.

From Time Magazine Archive

At one of its camps, CWS prepared a toxoid against botulism, a form of food poisoning which it was feared the Germans might use in Normandy.

From Time Magazine Archive