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vaccinate

[vak-suh-neyt] / ˈvæk səˌneɪt /
VERB
give a shot to treat or prevent disease
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Experts say the case for whether to routinely vaccinate teenagers against MenB is complicated.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

As is the case with Covid, vulnerable people can vaccinate to build their body’s natural resistance to the virus.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spoke with a single voice when advising the nation’s families on when to vaccinate their children.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

“All of our best studies and decades of experience point to continuing to vaccinate all newborns to protect them against hep B.”

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2025

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

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver