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Vaccine
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/vækˈsiːn/Listen
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vaccine
Dictionary meaning
Biological preparation stimulating immunity to a specific disease — containing weakened or killed pathogens, protein subunits, or mRNA instructions; named after the Latin 'vacca' (cow) from Edward Jenner's smallpox experiments using cowpox
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