revaccinate
Get another shot
To revaccinate is to vaccinate again, typically when immunity from an earlier vaccination has waned or when a new variant requires updated protection: Children are revaccinated against measles before starting school.
The noun is revaccination.
Follow-up vaccination shot
- second doseSubsequent administration of medicine
- top-upAdding to restore fullness
- reimmunizationRepeated vaccination procedure
- intervalDuration between two points
schedule · timing · guidelines · annual · reschedule · waning immunity · reinforce · update
Proteins targeting pathogens
- titerSolution strength measurement
- immune responseBody fighting foreign threats
- memory cellsImmunity's long-term archive
- B-cellsAntibody-secreting immune cells
T-cells · immune memory · cross-protection · breakthrough infection · immunocompromised
Community-level disease prevention
- immunization driveOrganized effort to vaccinate populations
- healthcare policyLaws governing medical services
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
registry · tracking · compliance · community immunity · WHO · CDC · health department · clinic
Measures blocking illness onset
- outbreak responseActions taken during epidemic
- exposure riskPotential for harm contact
- occupational healthWorker wellbeing discipline
- vulnerable populationsGroups disproportionately susceptible to harm
infection control · protective measures · risk reduction · prophylaxis · seasonal · tetanus · rabies · hepatitis
booster dose
Follow-up vaccination shot
- second doseSubsequent administration of medicine
- top-upAdding to restore fullness
- reimmunizationRepeated vaccination procedure
interval · schedule · timing · guidelines · annual · reschedule · waning immunity · reinforce · update · healthcare provider
antibodies
Proteins targeting pathogens
- titerSolution strength measurement
- immune responseBody fighting foreign threats
- memory cellsImmunity's long-term archive
B-cells · T-cells · immune memory · cross-protection · breakthrough infection · immunocompromised
public health
Community-level disease prevention
- immunization driveOrganized effort to vaccinate populations
- healthcare policyLaws governing medical services
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
requirement · registry · tracking · compliance · community immunity · WHO · CDC · health department · clinic · pharmacy
disease prevention
Measures blocking illness onset
- outbreak responseActions taken during epidemic
- exposure riskPotential for harm contact
- occupational healthWorker wellbeing discipline
vulnerable populations · infection control · protective measures · risk reduction · prophylaxis · seasonal · tetanus · rabies · hepatitis · measles