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vaccination

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vac·ci·na·tion | \ ˌvak-sə-ˈnā-shən

Definition of vaccination

1 : the act of vaccinating

2 : the scar left by vaccinating

Examples of vaccination in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web He's already begun negotiating with Congress over his $400 billion proposals, such as a national vaccination program to get 100 million shots into people's arms by the end of his first 100 days in office. — Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner, "Two takeaways from Biden's economic executive orders," 22 Jan. 2021 Those numbers have led to criticism from Republicans, who are pushing a variety of bills to take more control of the vaccination program. — Scott Bauer, Star Tribune, "Evers defends vaccine distribution as eligible group expands," 21 Jan. 2021 The plan includes $20 billion toward a national vaccination program, $50 billion for testing and contact tracing, and $30 billion for supplies and protective equipment. — Dallas News, "Unifier or foil: Joe Biden ushers in new era for Texas Democrats, Republicans," 20 Jan. 2021 But the fourth quarter marked a rebound in mergers and acquisitions in the U.K. as a vaccination program raised the prospect of bringing the virus under control. — Ben Dummett, WSJ, "U.K. Gets In on Global M&A; Surge," 18 Jan. 2021 The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences announced last week a large-scale vaccination program to start Tuesday to put covid-19 vaccinations in 300 arms daily. — Lara Farrar, Arkansas Online, "Vaccines in short supply as wait lists grow," 17 Jan. 2021 Ortiz said a lot of the deaths from Covid-19 were unnecessary but that the vaccination program provided hope. — Paul Vercammen, CNN, "LA County records more than 1 million coronavirus cases," 16 Jan. 2021 Palestinians living in East Jerusalem, meanwhile, have health insurance through Israel’s socialized health system, and have access to its vaccination program. — Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, "Israel is a vaccination leader, but it labors to reach Arab citizens," 15 Jan. 2021 India will launch its nationwide COVID-19 vaccination program on Saturday. — Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune, "Why India just might pull off ‘the world’s largest vaccination program’," 15 Jan. 2021

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“Vaccination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaccination. Accessed 31 Jan. 2021.

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vaccination

noun

vac·ci·na·tion | \ ˌvak-sə-ˈnā-shən

Kids Definition of vaccination

: the act of vaccinating

vaccination

noun

vac·ci·na·tion | \ ˌvak-sə-ˈnā-shən

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