Vaccination Meaning
/ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounInoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.
Sentence Examples
The vaccination left a funny little mark on my arm.
There was no malaria vaccination in 2011, either.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The government's annual mass ____ program helped stop the deadly outbreak quickly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local health department organized a large ____ campaign to protect the community from the seasonal flu virus today.
Word Origin & History
From vaccinia, a cowpox infection. Ultimately from Latin vacca (“cow”). Coined by Edward Jenner (1749-1823) in 1798. Jenner infected people with weakened cowpox viruses (vaccinia), to immunise them against smallpox. It is now known that vaccinia and cow pox are separate conditions, but at the time of Jenner, they were considered the same condition.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination."
— 2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
"It's^([sic]) spokesperson Leonie Howie did not want to be interviewed but said they "will do the mahi" when it comes to trying to both encourage vaccinations as well as managing any health risks to the community when visitors arrive."
— 2021 February 12, “Unvaccinated private boat owners a risk to Aotea's community - iwi”, in Radio NZ:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The government's annual mass ____ program helped stop the deadly outbreak quickly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The local health department organized a large ____ campaign to protect the community from the seasonal flu virus today.