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vaccine

[vak-seen, vak-seen, -sin] / vækˈsin, ˈvæk sin, -sɪn /
NOUN
antitoxin
Synonyms
STRONG
antibiotic antibody antiseptic antiserum antivenin medicine preventive serum
WEAK
antipoison counteractant counteragent neutralizer
NOUN
booster shot
Synonyms
WEAK
booster booster dose booster injection immunization recall dose
NOUN
injection
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dose needle
STRONG
booster dram enema inoculation
NOUN
medicine
Synonyms
STRONGEST
antibiotic cure drug medication pharmaceutical pill prescription remedy
STRONG
anesthetic antidote antiseptic antitoxin balm capsule dose elixir injection inoculation liniment lotion medicament ointment physic potion salve sedative serum tablet tincture tonic vaccination
WEAK
biologic pharmacon
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disease
NOUN
medicine/medication
Synonyms
WEAK
anesthetic antibiotic antidote antiseptic antitoxin balm biologic capsule cure dose drug elixir injection inoculation liniment lotion medicament ointment pharmaceutical pharmacon physic pill potion prescription remedy salve sedative serum tablet tincture tonic vaccination
NOUN
serum
Synonyms
STRONGEST
antibody
STRONG
agglutinin agglutinogen antigen antiserum
WEAK
agglutinoid immunizer immunotoxin

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But thanks to a thoroughly discredited British doctor who claimed to document changes in behavior in children given the MMR vaccine, creating the so-called “Wakefield effect,” some of this progress has been undone.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Even today, there is still no vaccine or specific antiviral therapy available.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

For older children or adults, a MenB vaccine or booster costs about £220 privately.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Could a patient sue a doctor who counsels against the measles vaccine in the midst of an outbreak?

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

It is the cost of that kind of technology, and its relative effectiveness, that must be compared with the cost and effectiveness of the vaccine.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Vocabulary lists containing vaccine

"Laws are not the only way to boost immunization”: an editorial from Nature

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An Explanation of Herd Immunity from "On Immunity" by Eula Biss

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