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vaccines

  • plural
    of vaccine.
    vaccine
    noun
    any 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.

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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