Vaccinating

Vaccinating
Vaccinate Vac"ci*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vaccinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vaccinating}.] [See {Vaccine}.] To inoculate with the cowpox by means of a virus, called vaccine, taken either directly or indirectly from cows. [1913 Webster]

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