vaccination

noun

vac·​ci·​na·​tion ˌvak-sə-ˈnā-shən 

1

: the act of vaccinating

2

: the scar left by vaccinating

Examples of vaccination in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Illinois remains the state with by far the largest number of measles cases this year, after a large outbreak at a Chicago migrant shelter that the city's health department now says has slowed significantly in the wake of a major vaccination push. —Alexander Tin, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2024

Constitutional sheriffs were suddenly a viable solution to what a growing slice of the GOP saw as tyrannical lockdown orders, mask requirements and vaccination mandates. —Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024

Understanding vaccination guidelines, the benefits of aerobic and anaerobic exercise, and learning how much sleep is needed to fully rest and replenish your body each night is also important. —Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024

Nuances around vaccination are contributing to the increase. —Bloomberg News, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024

Covid didn’t so much create this partisan divide as deepen it. advertisement Excess deaths during the pandemic were 43% higher among Republicans, primarily because of lower vaccination rates. —Tom Frieden, STAT, 11 Apr. 2024

The first measles vaccine was introduced in 1963 and, thanks to a yearslong and highly effective vaccination campaign, measles was considered eliminated from the U.S. in 2000, meaning the disease is no longer constantly present. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024

Measles outbreak likely in Michigan because of low vaccination rates The Detroit Health Department offers vaccinations for measles and all childhood vaccination series, plus COVID-19, flu and Mpox at its Immunizations Clinic at 100 Mack Ave. —Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024

About 37% of owners thought their dogs could develop autism from vaccination. —Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

earlier, "inoculation with fluid from cowpox pustules," from vaccine "of cowpox" (in the phrases vaccine matter, vaccine virus) + -ation — more at vaccine

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing vaccination

• anti-vaccination

Kids Definition

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