immunisations
Disease prevention injections
Immunisations are medical treatments that protect against infectious diseases by stimulating the immune system to produce antibodies.
The term is the British spelling of immunizations.
Routine immunisations for children include vaccines against measles, polio, and whooping cough: The clinic offers free immunisations for infants.
The word also covers adult vaccines like flu shots and travel-related jabs.
Preparations conferring immunity
- injectionsSyringe-administered doses
- shotsSmall poured drinks
- boostersThings that increase power
- antigensImmunity-triggering foreign substances
antibodies · inoculations · jabs · needles · serums · doses · protection · prevention
Very young child
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- adultMature person, legally responsible
elderly · MMR · HPV · hepatitis · rotavirus · pneumococcal · meningococcal · influenza
Total elimination of something
- outbreaksSudden widespread occurrences
- epidemicsWidespread disease outbreaks
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- coverageExtent of inclusion
mandates · programs · surveillance · polio · measles · smallpox · WHO · CDC
Against protective injections
- hesitancyUnwillingness to proceed
- exemptionsReleases from obligation
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
autism · thimerosal · mercury · side-effects · consent · religious · philosophical · refusal
vaccines
Preparations conferring immunity
- injectionsSyringe-administered doses
- shotsSmall poured drinks
- boostersThings that increase power
antigens · antibodies · inoculations · jabs · needles · serums · doses · protection · prevention · disease
infant
Very young child
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- adolescentPerson in puberty
adult · elderly · MMR · HPV · hepatitis · rotavirus · pneumococcal · meningococcal · influenza · tetanus
eradication
Total elimination of something
- outbreaksSudden widespread occurrences
- epidemicsWidespread disease outbreaks
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
coverage · mandates · programs · surveillance · polio · measles · smallpox · WHO · CDC · global
anti-vax
Against protective injections
- hesitancyUnwillingness to proceed
- exemptionsReleases from obligation
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
misinformation · autism · thimerosal · mercury · side-effects · consent · religious · philosophical · refusal · debate
immunisationsinfections
Microbial invasions causing disease
contagion · disease transmission · exposure · contamination · disease spread
immunisationscures
Remedies that heal
treatments · remedies · therapies · palliative care · disease management
immunisationsvaccine refusal
Declining immunization treatment
anti-vaccination · vaccine hesitancy · anti-vax · vaccine denial