provaccine
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a word derived from
vaccine.
vaccinenounany preventive preparation used to stimulate the body’s immune response against a specific disease, using either messenger RNA or killed or weakened bacteria or viruses to prepare the body to recognize a disease and produce antibodies.
Example Sentences
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For instance, activists descended on Rockland County amid the 2019 measles outbreak in an attempt to counter provaccine public health messaging.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 19, 2022
Although forming peer-advocacy groups and promoting provaccine interactions with providers are part of the solution, I do not think these strategies alone are aggressive enough for a time-sensitive and life-threatening public health issue.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 28, 2015