vaccinations
Disease prevention shots
Vaccinations are doses of vaccine administered to produce immunity against diseases.
The word typically refers to the act or process of receiving vaccines: childhood vaccinations, COVID vaccinations.
A vaccination record documents which vaccines someone has received and when.
The term often appears in debates about public health policy and individual choice.
Proteins targeting pathogens
- herd immunityWidespread resistance protecting all
- immune responseBody fighting foreign threats
- memory cellsImmunity's long-term archive
- T-cellsThymus-matured immune lymphocytes
B-cells · immunoglobulins · titer · cytokines · lymphocytes · interferon · immunization · waning immunity
Medical injection tool
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- jabQuick, straight blow
- shotQuick liquor serving
dose · booster · adjuvant · intramuscular · subcutaneous · vial · nasal spray · patch
Study of disease spread
- disease preventionMeasures blocking illness onset
- pandemic preparednessCapacity to handle outbreaks
- immunization programsOrganized disease prevention efforts
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
eradication · WHO · CDC · campaign · global health · equity · access · distribution
Contagious viral rash illness
- mumpsViral gland inflammation
- rubellaViral illness with rash
- polioParalytic viral infection
- tetanusMuscle-stiffening bacterial disease
diphtheria · pertussis · HPV · hepatitis · influenza · COVID-19 · smallpox · chickenpox
Unwillingness to proceed
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- antivaxOpposed to immunizations
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- exemptionRelease from requirement
consent · autonomy · side effects · skepticism · debate · pseudoscience · conspiracy theories · refusal
Things that increase power
- intervalsGaps between events
- catch-upReaching others' level
- age-specificPertaining to particular years
- reminderMemory aid
records · pediatric · adolescent · adult · spacing · completion · immunization card · due date
antibodies
Proteins targeting pathogens
- herd immunityWidespread resistance protecting all
- immune responseBody fighting foreign threats
- memory cellsImmunity's long-term archive
T-cells · B-cells · immunoglobulins · titer · cytokines · lymphocytes · interferon · immunization · waning immunity · breakthrough infection
syringe
Medical injection tool
shot · dose · booster · adjuvant · intramuscular · subcutaneous · vial · nasal spray · patch · microneedle
epidemiology
Study of disease spread
- disease preventionMeasures blocking illness onset
- pandemic preparednessCapacity to handle outbreaks
- immunization programsOrganized disease prevention efforts
surveillance · eradication · WHO · CDC · campaign · global health · equity · access · distribution · supply chain
measles
Contagious viral rash illness
tetanus · diphtheria · pertussis · HPV · hepatitis · influenza · COVID-19 · smallpox · chickenpox · shingles
hesitancy
Unwillingness to proceed
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- antivaxOpposed to immunizations
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
exemption · consent · autonomy · side effects · skepticism · debate · pseudoscience · conspiracy theories · refusal · religious exemption
boosters
Things that increase power
- intervalsGaps between events
- catch-upReaching others' level
- age-specificPertaining to particular years
reminder · records · pediatric · adolescent · adult · spacing · completion · immunization card · due date · delayed
- healthhealth, wellness, vitality, fitness, well-being
- Child Healthcheckups, immunizations, well-child visits, growth charts, milestones
- pediatricspediatrician, pediatricians, pediatrics, pediatric care, well-child visit
- public healthdisease prevention, immunization, disease control, health education, epidemiology
- outpatient carecheckup, check-up, checkups, physical exam, well visits
- pet carepet daycare, dog daycare, doggy daycare, pet boarding, cat boarding
vaccinationsinfections
Microbial invasions causing disease
contagion · disease transmission · exposure · outbreaks · epidemics
vaccinationsvaccine refusal
Declining immunization treatment
anti-vaccination · vaccine hesitancy · natural immunity · medical neglect · abstention
vaccinationstreatments
Approaches to healing illness
cures · therapies · remedies · emergency treatment · medications
- proof of vaccinationDocumentation confirming immunization received
- vaccination campaignsOrganized mass inoculation efforts
- vaccination mandatesLaws requiring immunization
- vaccination schedulePlanned sequence of inoculations
- vaccination cardProof of immunization document
- mass vaccinationInoculating many people quickly