vaccination
noun
vac·ci·na·tion
ˌvak-sə-ˈnā-shən 
1
: the act of vaccinating
2
: the scar left by vaccinating
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Days after Florida announced plans to become the first state to make school vaccinations voluntary, Kennedy called for a revision to childhood vaccine schedules and for new research about chronic diseases.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The administration, while still in the process of setting new vaccination policies, has signaled that young and healthy people and pregnant women shouldn't get shots for the COVID-19 virus.
—Jason Lange, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
What’s more, another 2024 study showed that people who developed myocarditis after vaccination had fewer complications than those who developed the condition after getting infected with COVID-19.
—Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
While some of this is due to vaccine hesitancy, the main reason these children miss vaccinations is a caregiver's lack of awareness or difficulty accessing health facilities.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The administration, while still in the process of setting new vaccination policies, has signaled that young and healthy people and pregnant women shouldn't get shots for the COVID-19 virus.
—Jason Lange, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
What’s more, another 2024 study showed that people who developed myocarditis after vaccination had fewer complications than those who developed the condition after getting infected with COVID-19.
—Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
While some of this is due to vaccine hesitancy, the main reason these children miss vaccinations is a caregiver's lack of awareness or difficulty accessing health facilities.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Vaccination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaccination. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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vaccination
noun
vac·ci·na·tion
ˌvak-sə-ˈnā-shən
1
: the act of vaccinating
2
: the scar left by vaccinating
Medical Definition
vaccination
noun
vac·ci·na·tion
ˌvak-sə-ˈnā-shən
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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