vaccination

vaccination Definition

vac·ci·na·tion (vak′sə nā′s̸hən)

noun

vaccination Synonyms

The act of administering vaccine
injection, hypodermic, inoculation, pricking, scratching, scarifying, spraying, a shot*, shots*; see also treatment 2.
A result of vaccination, sense 1
protection, immunization, inoculation, exemption, prevention, mitigation; see also immunity 2.

vaccination Usage Examples

Converse of object

neuter: This will normally include neutering, vaccinations, micro chipping, worming and flea treatment.
administer: The principles of administering flu vaccinations are the same for all nurses, regardless of titles.

Preposition: against

smallpox: British doctor Edmund Jenner performs the first vaccination against smallpox.
tetanus: Prevention Vaccination against tetanus is routinely advised for horses and people, but is not advised for cats and dogs.
influenza: Vaccination against avian influenza has been widely practiced outside the EU.
tuberculosis: Around 21 per cent of the children do not receive vaccinations against both tuberculosis ( BCG ) and measles.

Adjective modifier

pneumococcal: Much resource is put into increasing pneumococcal vaccination in at-risk groups.
prophylactic: But that does not make systemic prophylactic vaccination ineffective or impractical.
preventive: The main reason why the authorities are holding back on preventive vaccination lies in trade guarantees.
compulsory: No special health precautions are needed to travel to Zurich and compulsory vaccinations are not required.
preventative: The only countries to apply for permission to use preventative vaccination against avian flu H5N1 were France and Holland.
recommended: Recommended vaccination against Canine hepatitis is at an interval of three years.

Modifies a noun

certificate: You also need a yellow fever vaccination certificate to gain entry to Tanzania.
booster: Yearly vaccination boosters, along with regular vet checks, are also important.

Noun used with modifier

BCG: Data on an upper age limit for the efficacy of BCG vaccination are limited.
rabies: Rabies vaccination must be given the animal not more than 6 months ago and not less than 15 days before departure.
booster: Booster vaccination: A single annual booster dose is recommended.
flu: Flu vaccination figures are collated over the period October to December.
smallpox: I had a biopsy taken from the smallpox vaccination scar on my upper arm.
influenza: NHS Scotland has decided to allow all people who keep 50 or more birds to receive an influenza vaccination.

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