noun
- a substance that is injected into the body to protect against a particular disease by causing the immune system to produce antibodies
verb
- to give a vaccine to someone
Usage: less common than ‘vaccinate’
Examples
- Children receive vaccines to protect them from measles and other diseases.
- The flu vaccine is recommended every year.
- Scientists developed a new vaccine against the virus.
- She got her COVID-19 vaccine at the clinic.
- The doctor will vaccine the patient tomorrow.
- Many countries are working to vaccine their entire populations.
- Vaccines have helped eliminate polio in most parts of the world.