Meaning

3 senses
  1. (US, uncountable)The process by which a person is safely exposed in a controlled manner to a material that is designed to prime their immune system against that material.

    Near-synonym: vaccination (broadly synonymous)

    Immunization against influenza is important for all child-care workers.

  2. (US, countable)One such exposure.

    The first immunization a baby gets is against HBV.

  3. (US, uncountable)The process by which any organism's body develops immunity against a pathogen.

    иммуниза́цияimmunizácija

    імуніза́ціяimunizácija

More definitions
  • the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)

Examples

5 sentences
  1. If you have a certificate of immunization, please bring it when you come.

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  2. Did you receive immunization shots as a child?

    ruВам в детстве делали прививки?

    deWurden Sie gegen Kinderkrankheiten geimpft?

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  3. In what country did you receive your immunizations as a child?

    deIn welchem Land haben Sie ihre Kinderschutzimpfungen bekommen?

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  4. The vaccine will be administered free to all 10-year-old girls as part of the country's routine immunization schedule.

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  5. WHO’s director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, Kate O’Brien warns measles outbreaks are not just persisting, but are increasing.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
process of immunization:

Origin

From French immunisation. Coined by Albert Calmette. Equivalent to immunize + -ation or im

From French immunisation. Coined by Albert Calmette. Equivalent to immunize + -ation or immune + -ization.

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