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Recent Examples of immunize
If the parents are not in sync with those guidelines, the pediatrician can acknowledge this disparity and agree to work with the them over time to win their trust and ultimately fully immunize their child.
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
31 Jan. 2026
Some parents confused or inconvenienced by the changing recommendations around vaccinations will ultimately choose to immunize their children anyway.
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Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
6 Jan. 2026
Take, for instance, the administration’s all-out assault on vaccines, which most recently, in early December, led the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to nix the decades-long recommendation to immunize all newborns against hepatitis B.
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Eli Cahan,
Rolling Stone,
19 Dec. 2025
On Friday, the panel suggested a shift in the schedule, recommending parents wait at least two months to immunize babies who have a low risk of contracting the virus.
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Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
15 Dec. 2025
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
31 Jan. 2026
Some parents confused or inconvenienced by the changing recommendations around vaccinations will ultimately choose to immunize their children anyway.
—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
6 Jan. 2026
Take, for instance, the administration’s all-out assault on vaccines, which most recently, in early December, led the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to nix the decades-long recommendation to immunize all newborns against hepatitis B.
—
Eli Cahan,
Rolling Stone,
19 Dec. 2025
On Friday, the panel suggested a shift in the schedule, recommending parents wait at least two months to immunize babies who have a low risk of contracting the virus.
—
Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immunize
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The New York City Police Department, sometimes patrolling on horseback, enforces the rules, such as ensuring that the horses are not working in temperatures that exceed 89 degrees in the summer or drop below 18 degrees in the winter.
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Airlines will sometimes even measure your bag to enforce the size restrictions.
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Looking back, McCloskey said the yearslong legal battle reinforced the value of perseverance.
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If anything, Messi’s early absence reinforced why Argentina will enter the knockout stage as one of the favorites to win the tournament.
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Officials are hoping a surge of foreign aid and responders will bolster emergency workers and help address humanitarian needs.
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And what better way than to bolster such a big coronation than with a first proper country album in years?
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In the cases before the Supreme Court as well as the wage case before Hall, there is no suggestion that lawyers intentionally buttressed arguments with phony precedents in order to win an unfair advantage.
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Only the walls remain, buttressed with beams.
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That could be because New Yorkers are inured to the perpetually temporary structures anyway or because the new designs, despite the day-care-center colors, do a good job of being inconspicuous.
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Soaps had become Mary’s panacea, inuring her to her everyday hardships.
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Or mountains of chips covered in mole or salsa fortified with chile pasilla in Oaxaca.
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All of this came after Florida’s four trades for star forward Brady Tkachuk, starting goaltender Jacob Markstrom, backup goaltender Akira Schmid and fourth-line forward Garnet Hathaway to fortify what on paper was already a stout roster.
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This game preserves the difficulty of coming up with an elaborate, consistent false narrative on the spot, and the challenge of adapting that narrative on the fly when other players present convincing (and sometimes fake) counter-evidence.
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Organizations that approach this thoughtfully, measure outcomes carefully, and remain willing to adapt will be in the best position to determine whether a four-day workweek truly works for their business long-term.
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Compare receipts to your plan, then adjust a subscription or daily expense so the numbers match the rhythm of your life.
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That number can be adjusted based on new information over time.
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“Immunize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immunize. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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