(~s, vaccinating, ~d)
If a person or animal is ~d, they are given a vaccine, usually by injection, to prevent them from getting a disease.
Dogs must be ~d against distemper...
Have you had your child ~d against whooping cough?...
Measles, mumps and whooping cough are spreading again because children are not being ~d.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed against n, have n V-ed against n, be/get V-ed
vaccination (vaccinations)
Parents were too frightened to bring their children for vaccination...
Anyone who wants to avoid the flu should consider getting a vaccination.
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