vaccine shot
Disease prevention jab
A vaccine shot is an injection that delivers a vaccine—a preparation that stimulates immunity against a disease.
The term emphasizes the method of delivery: I need to schedule my vaccine shot, The kids got their vaccine shots at the pediatrician.
Often shortened to just "shot" when context is clear: Have you gotten your flu shot?
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- needle phobiaIrrational syringe terror
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- jabQuick, straight blow
syringe · booster · booster dose · clinic · arm · upper arm · roll up your sleeve · bandaid · nurse · flu · flu season · dose · vial · antibodies · immunity · herd immunity · prick · sting
- shotsgunshot, B-52, Jagerbomb, Kamikaze, lemon drop
- injectionssteroid injection, immunization, antibiotic injection, spinal injection, hormone injection
vaccine shotcure
Treatment that heals
treatment · remedy · antidote · therapeutic · palliative care
vaccine shotvaccine refusal
Declining immunization treatment
anti-vaccination · vaccine hesitancy · natural immunity · medical neglect · non-intervention
vaccine shotinfection
Pathogen invasion causing illness
contagion · contamination · epidemic · disease transmission · exposure
vaccine, shot, vaccines, vaccinate, vaccinated, vaccinating, vaccination, vaccinations, vaccinator