vaccination
noun
vac·ci·na·tion
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Definition of vaccination
1
: the act of vaccinating
2
: the scar left by vaccinating
Examples of vaccination in a Sentence
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Burrell now warns others to be careful and spreads the word about vaccination. — Laura Ungar, chicagotribune.com, "Hepatitis A is racing across the U.S. Here’s what you should know.," 16 Aug. 2019 Health workers are trying to control it with vaccinations, but which experimental treatments are best to use when people get sick hasn’t been clear. — Lauran Neergaard, BostonGlobe.com, "Early study results suggest 2 Ebola drugs saving lives," 12 Aug. 2019 Burrell now warns others to be careful, and spreads the word about vaccination. — Laura Ungar, USA TODAY, "Hepatitis A is breaking out across the country in wake of opioid crisis," 10 Aug. 2019 Further Reading Anti-vax teen that fought ban amid chickenpox outbreak loses in court—again During the 2017-2018 school year, roughly 26,000 students in the state had religious exemptions from standard vaccinations. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Prominent anti-vaxxers lose New York court case over religious exemptions," 12 July 2019 Along with the diversity of strains, HIV presents a number of obstacles to vaccination. — John Lauerman, latimes.com, "Johnson & Johnson is about to test an experimental HIV vaccine on thousands of people," 12 July 2019 Pakistan had seen resistance to polio vaccination before, but nothing like this bout of mass hysteria, which took place in April. — The Economist, "Pakistan is trying new tactics to eliminate polio," 4 July 2019 Last school year, 82% of the student body received religious exemptions from vaccination. — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, "Vaccines: Kentucky students lose appeal of ban during chickenpox outbreak," 1 July 2019 Even with the vaccination, a dog still needs the anti-venom shot after a rattlesnake bite. — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, "Rattlesnake season is here. Be prepared.," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'vaccination.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for vaccination
vaccination
noun
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Kids Definition of vaccination
: the act of vaccinating
vaccination
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vac·ci·na·tion
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Medical Definition of vaccination
1
: the introduction into humans or domestic animals of microorganisms that have previously been treated to make them harmless for the purpose of inducing the development of immunity
oral vaccination vaccination against smallpox vaccination for whooping cough
2
: the scar left by vaccinating
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