vaccination
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌvæk.səˈneɪ.ʃən/
C2 接种疫苗
the process or an act of giving someone a vaccine (= a substance put into a person's body to prevent them getting a disease)
All the children were given two vaccinations against measles. 所有儿童都接受了两次麻疹疫苗接种。
Flu vaccination is not recommended for children younger than 6 months. 不建议为6个月以下的儿童接种流感疫苗。
See: vaccinate
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- No vaccinations are required for entry into Britain.
- Routine smallpox vaccination in the United States ended in 1972.
- Mass vaccination programmes have almost removed infectious diseases from the mortality tables for children.