What is the meaning of vaccinating?

noun

  • The act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity.
    • usage: "doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the inoculating"

verb

  • Perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation.
    • usage: "We vaccinate against scarlet fever"; "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school"
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