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vaccinate

[vak-suh-nayt] / ˈvæk səˌneɪt /
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give a shot to treat or prevent disease
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Nelson, who is also a nurse administrator in Washington state, said most parents vaccinate their children in the end, once they get solid information from their healthcare provider or school nurse.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

It’s a good day if I can have a conversation with someone who doesn’t want to vaccinate, even if I don’t convince them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

"When you think about the people who are choosing not to vaccinate their children, these are also the people that have medical hesitancy in general," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

The Southwest Utah Public Health Department struggled to persuade parents to vaccinate their children despite the disease’s spread, said David Heaton, the department’s spokesman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

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

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Walking into strangers' homes, Weiser says she tries her best to be respectful and non-intrusive as she vaccinates dozens of family members against the measles, sometimes around the kitchen table.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The new U.S. vaccination guidelines are much closer to those of Denmark, which routinely vaccinates its children against only 10 diseases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026

Refusing to import chicken meat from the United States if it vaccinates is a tempting retaliatory measure.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 6, 2023

Castro and Raimondo said they are suffering only mild symptoms while Schiff said he is “feeling fine” — and touted the value of vaccinates and boosters.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2022

If poor judgment is used in caring for the vaccinated hogs, and the person who vaccinates them uses careless methods, heavy losses from acute indigestion, blood poisoning, or hog-cholera may occur.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.

Nerys Evans, Deputy Minister for Public and Preventative Health, is also urging people to make sure they are vaccinated against Covid-19, flu and RSV ahead of the winter months.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The agency also said the woman had been "vaccinated and had immunity to dangerous infections with which she worked".

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Of about 40,000 children identified in Birsa, roughly 27,000 had been vaccinated, Gautam said.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The nation’s top health agencies have halted multimillion-dollar campaigns urging Americans to get vaccinated against flu and other respiratory viruses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

This sounds like vaccinated, something that’s done to you and leaves a mark.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

A week after the Facebook page was shuttered, she said she remained undecided about vaccinating her children, explaining that she and her husband worried about possible side effects.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Any suppliers of British Lion mark eggs have to stick to a strict code that covers testing and vaccinating hens against salmonella.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

In response to a query from Murthy, Fauci wrote that there was “no data or theoretical reason” to prefer vaccinating early over later in pregnancy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

But the CDC does recommend vaccinating infants when they are between 6 and 11 months old if they’re either traveling internationally or at risk of measles exposure during an outbreak.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

All of the other Zanmi Lasante projects in the villages around Cange had been interrupted—its programs for women’s literacy, for vaccinating children, for sanitation and clean water, for distributing condoms and other AIDS-prevention measures.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French


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