vaccines
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pluralof vaccine.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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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Three other groups are also developing different vaccines for Bundibugyo.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Insurance companies will still be required to fully cover all childhood vaccines on the CDC schedule, including those now designated as optional.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
"We believe vaccination has the potential to provide an important new layer of protection against this debilitating disease," Pfizer's chief vaccines officer, Annaliesa Anderson, said in a joint statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Trials for the vaccines, as for most medicines and immunizations, excluded pregnant women.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Without those tissues, we would have no tests for diseases like hepatitis and HIV; no vaccines for rabies, smallpox, measles; none of the promising new drugs for leukemia, breast cancer, colon cancer.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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