immunization

[ im-yuh-nuh-zey-shuhn, ih-myoo- ]

noun

1. the fact or process of becoming immune, as against a disease.
2. Finance. a method of protection against fluctuating bond interest rates by investing in securities having different yields and terms.

immunization

/ ĭm′yə-nĭ-zā′shən /

1. The process of inducing immunity to an infectious organism or agent in an individual or animal through vaccination .
2. A vaccination that induces immunity. A recommended schedule of immunizations for infants and young children includes vaccines against diphtheria, polio, tetanus, measles, mumps, and rubella.

immunization

1. The process of inducing immunity , usually through inoculation or vaccination .

Notes

Frequently, schoolchildren are required by state law to be immunized against certain diseases. Because of such widespread immunization, many diseases that used to be fairly common, including smallpox , tetanus , and whooping cough , have become rare.

Other Words From

• hyper·immu·ni·zation noun
• nonim·mu·ni·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of immunization¹

First recorded in 1890–95; immunize + -ation

Example Sentences

In the Missouri case, contact tracing interviews with the infected person "detected that the household contact had been symptomatic with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea with a simultaneous onset of symptoms, implying a common exposure rather than human-to-human transmission," said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis the CDC’s Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at a media briefing.

From Salon

More than 95% of adults hospitalized last year due to COVID-19 hadn’t received an updated vaccine, according to Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.

From Los Angeles Times

And what about people who got infected recently or got the old immunization formula a couple of months ago?

From Los Angeles Times

Depending on the region, health officials are “potentially seeing some indication of a plateauing of the summer increase in COVID-19,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who heads the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.

From Los Angeles Times

"Much of that support will be provided to the 64 state and local public health departments through their immunization programs," the agency said.

From Salon