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vaccine

[vak-seen, vak-seen, -sin] / vækˈsin, ˈvæk sin, -sɪn /


NOUN
injection
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The two-dose vaccine will be available to pupils currently in their last year of secondary school and those aged 18 to 25 heading to university or residential further education for the first time this autumn.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

A million young people in England, Wales and Scotland will be offered a vaccine to help protect against meningitis B.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

This species of Ebola, the Bundibugyo virus, is harder to detect, and there is no vaccine for it.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

There is no specific vaccine or treatment for the Bundibugyo Ebola strain behind the latest outbreak.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

First, no company here has produced the vaccine in recent years.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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