vaccinate
verb (used with object)
to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox.
revaccinate
-
a word derived from
vaccinate.
Example Sentences
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Prof Bauld said she believed there would be a need to revaccinate.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2022
The county health department said in a news release Thursday that the children, ages 5-11, don’t face health risks from these doses, and private clinics will help revaccinate the children affected.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 3, 2021
“If you then revaccinate with a vaccine that has the same stalk but a completely different head, the immune memory against the stalk could be boosted,” explains Krammer.
From Nature ● Sep. 17, 2019
Clearly, the critical reforms must target our houses and towns, and revaccinate them against today’s fire threats.
From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2018
Howard telegraphed frequently and sent a doctor to revaccinate her, as the virus he had administered himself had not taken.
From Sleeping Fires: a Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
