How to Use immunization in a Sentence

immunization

noun
  • The fastest way to get immunization records is through a health care provider.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Getting both the flu and Covid vaccine in the same session can be done if a patient is due for both immunizations, per the CDC.
    Tara Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Why does my child's school need their immunization record?
    Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Red states have borne the brunt of Covid-19, with states that backed Trump posting the absolute lowest rates of immunization.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Many of the children who missed their shots have now aged out of routine immunization programs.
    Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2023
  • And for patients under two years old, Chiricahua saw a drop in immunization rates over the past year.
    Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The fans who lined up to show their immunization records and take their seats were almost entirely white, and of a certain vintage.
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022
  • And what gives me hope is that immunization currently prevents 3.5 to 5 million deaths a year.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
  • Recent outbreaks of measles and polio already show the risks connected with the steep drop in immunization.
    Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 15 July 2022
  • Make copies of your passport, birth certificate, immunization records, among others, and save pictures of them to your phone.
    Shayna Conde, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The shots are part of the CDC’s childhood immunization schedule and are often required for school enrollment.
    Joseph Pisani, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
  • This fall marked the debut of immunizations to prevent RSV in high-risk groups: older adults, pregnant people, and young children.
    Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 29 Jan. 2024
  • In Matthew Ferrari’s terms, a dropping immunization rate means the piles of firewood are getting bigger.
    Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The vaccine — called R21/Matrix-M — will be used as part of children’s routine immunization.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 24 May 2024
  • Doctors also point out that a rate of 3% of immunizations exemptions still means 97% of kids in school are getting vaccines on time.
    Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Side effects from the shot are mild and similar to other immunizations — redness at the injection site, a fever or mild rash.
    Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2024
  • There is a vaccine (immunization) called Gardasil 9 that can help prevent HPV.
    Peter Weiss, Verywell Health, 12 June 2024
  • The early concept of immunization to prevent smallpox may have begun more than 1,000 years ago, in China.
    Gary Simon, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2023
  • After the birth, her newborn had the option of getting the infant RSV immunization, but the shot was not yet covered by the family’s insurance, Palmer said.
    Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • For infants and children, the pediatric immunization plan that includes shots such as the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine remains mostly the same.
    TIME, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Every state and some cities have an immunization registry, though rules vary on when records are included and options for obtaining copies of your records.
    Devi Shastri, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The immunization is called nirsevimab, and has the brand name Beyfortus, and is being distributed by AstraZeneca and Sanofi.
    Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Here's a guide to the Department of Health Services' school immunization requirements.
    Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Doctors are recommending either that shot for mom or the immunization for the newborn.
    Natalie Brand, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Measles is a highly infectious disease, and health experts say the best way to evade infection is immunization.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • In fact, the post accurately notes that mercury is no longer found in routine childhood immunizations.
    Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
  • This type of research has long been part of national planning for immunization campaigns.
    Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2020
  • According to data from the CDC’s national immunization survey, 24.3% of adults in Missouri have gotten the new shot.
    Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2024
  • But measles cases are now back, and one big reason is that, across the country, more families have exempted their children from routine immunizations than ever before.
    David Morgan, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Babies under three months old who are not fully protected through immunization are at the highest risk of developing severe complications.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024

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