vaccinate
verb (used with object)
to inoculate with the vaccine of cowpox so as to render the subject immune to smallpox.
were vaccinating
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past progressiveof vaccinate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Dr. Willis left the C.D.C. and in 2013 took over as Marin County’s health officer, and he was intent on figuring out why relatively few parents were vaccinating their children.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
Healthcare providers in some of the state’s counties were vaccinating the general public anyway and more doses will be supplied to counties with lower vaccination rates.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2021
“In the ‘80s when I was at the CDC, we were vaccinating a Big Ten basketball team because they all got exposed to the measles,” Amler said.
From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2021
In an exception to the strike, nurses at the agency’s clinic were vaccinating children against polio as part of a scheduled World Health Organization program.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2014
Meanwhile, the doctors were vaccinating all the children and treating injuries, burns, and illnesses.
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