vaccinate
verb (used with object)
to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox.
have been vaccinating
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present perfect progressiveof vaccinate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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In hard-hit Austria some provinces have been vaccinating five to 11-year-old children with a lower dose of the adult vaccine even before the EU recommendation.
From Reuters ● Dec. 7, 2021
In hard-hit Austria, where the government has reimposed a nationwide lockdown, some provinces have been vaccinating five to 11-year-old children with a lower dose of the adult vaccine even before the EU recommendation.
From Reuters ● Dec. 1, 2021
Some other countries have been vaccinating younger teenagers for some time - but approaches do differ.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2021
Officials have been vaccinating the evacuees once they arrive on U.S. soil, and they are now looking at administering immunizations at overseas transit sites as an additional condition for clearance to travel.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2021
The United States and Canada have been vaccinating 12- to 17-year-olds since May.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2021
