acellular

adjective

acel·lu·lar (ˌ)ā-ˈsel-yə-lər

: containing no cells

acellular vaccines

: not divided into cells : consisting of a single complex cell

—used especially of protozoa and ciliates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Researchers found that shots for children and teens between March and May 2020 were substantially lower for routine vaccinations, including for DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis), measles, and HPV, across all age groups, compared with the same three-month period in 2018 and 2019. —

Anchorage Daily News, 10 June 2021 Among children under 24 months old and children 2 to 6 years old, doses of DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis) fell a median of almost 16 percent and 60 percent, respectively, across all jurisdictions, compared with the same period in 2018 and 2019. —

BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2021 The new vessels, dubbed human acellular vessels (HAVs), are about 15 inches long with a quarter inch diameter. —

Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2019 And the more doses of the acellular vaccine, the higher the pertussis risk. —

Carrie Arnold, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2013 In the most recent school year, kindergartners had a 93.9% vaccination rate for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), 93.6% for diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis, and 93.6% for varicella. —

Virginia Langmaid, CNN, 21 Apr. 2022 The acellular vaccine has, however, lately turned out to provide strong protection for only a few years. —

Richard Conniff, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2022 Today, recruits entering Army basic training receive vaccines against many diseases, including hepatitis A; hepatitis B; measles/mumps/rubella; tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis; varicella; meningitis; and polio. —

Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Oct. 2021 For the diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine or DTaP, coverage ranged from 88.8% in Idaho to at least 99.2% in Mississippi, according to the report. —

Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 17 Oct. 2019 See More

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