vaccinate
verb (used with object)
to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox.
are vaccinating
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present progressiveof vaccinate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But, already, several countries are vaccinating close contacts of patients and anyone else at high risk — an approach that may rapidly ratchet up the number of doses required worldwide.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
Families who are vaccinating to prevent severe disease rather than any illness may also make a reasonable decision to hold off for now.
From Washington Post ● May 25, 2022
Read more about which countries are vaccinating children and why.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2021
“Free and charitable clinics are vaccinating populations nobody else can, despite a lack of resources,” Agoada said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
They are vaccinating the clerks in the departments.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones
