vaccinate
verb (used with object)
to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox.
has vaccinated
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present perfectof vaccinate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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She has not kept count of how many people she has vaccinated but it runs to thousands.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2022
She said China has “effective diagnosis and treatment” and has vaccinated more than 90% of its people.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2022
When she’s not in the ER, she serves as a lieutenant colonel in the Oregon Air National Guard, and her unit has vaccinated more than 100,000 people against COVID.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 19, 2022
New York City has vaccinated more people for monkeypox so far than any other jurisdiction.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
China has vaccinated nearly 90% of its 1.41 billion population and given around 56% of its population a booster shot.
From Reuters ● Jul. 14, 2022
