vaccinate
verb
vac·ci·nate
ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt 
vaccinated; vaccinating
: to administer a vaccine to usually by injection
: to perform or practice vaccination
Examples of vaccinate in a Sentence
We vaccinate all the animals that come to our shelter.
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Infants who are too young to be vaccinated are at the most risk of contracting life-threatening cases of whooping cough, the California Department of Public Health told The Sacramento Bee in an email.
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Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2025
The vast majority of cases, 41, involve patients who were not vaccinated, not fully vaccinated for their age, or received a dose after being exposed to measles.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
After a follow-up period of six years on average, vaccinated people were 23 percent less likely to have cardiovascular issues like heart attack and stroke than individuals who didn’t get vaccinated, according to findings published in the European Heart Journal.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 8 May 2025
Measles is so infectious that 95% of the population must be vaccinated to protect the community, a concept called herd immunity.
—Rebecca Schein, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
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Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2025
The vast majority of cases, 41, involve patients who were not vaccinated, not fully vaccinated for their age, or received a dose after being exposed to measles.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
After a follow-up period of six years on average, vaccinated people were 23 percent less likely to have cardiovascular issues like heart attack and stroke than individuals who didn’t get vaccinated, according to findings published in the European Heart Journal.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 8 May 2025
Measles is so infectious that 95% of the population must be vaccinated to protect the community, a concept called herd immunity.
—Rebecca Schein, The Conversation, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for vaccinate
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“Vaccinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaccinate. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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vaccinate
verb
vac·ci·nate
ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt
vaccinated; vaccinating
: to give a vaccine to usually by injection
Medical Definition
vaccinate
1 of 2 verb
vac·ci·nate
ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt
vaccinated; vaccinating
1
: to inoculate (a person) with cowpox virus in order to produce immunity to smallpox
2
: to administer a vaccine to usually by injection
: to perform or practice vaccination
vaccinate
2 of 2 noun
vac·ci·nate
ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt
-nət
-nət
: a vaccinated individual
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