vaxes
Protective medical injections
Vaxes is the plural of vax, an informal shortening of vaccine or vaccination.
The word gained wide currency during the COVID-19 pandemic: I've had all my vaxes.
As a verb form, vaxes is the third-person singular present: She vaxes her kids on schedule.
Medical injection tool
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- doseQuantity of medicine
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
intramuscular · subcutaneous · adjuvant · vial · ampoule · sterile · rollout · schedule
Administered immunity booster
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- jabQuick, straight blow
- shotQuick liquor serving
- boosterSomething that increases strength
immunity · antigen · serum · antibody · diphtheria · tetanus · pertussis · polio
Widespread resistance protecting all
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
public health · disease control · surveillance · epidemiology · containment · quarantine · prophylaxis · protection
Formal authoritative directive
- hesitancyUnwillingness to proceed
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- debateFormal argument on issues
choice · autonomy · exemption · refusal · conspiracy · distrust · propaganda · polarization
syringe
Medical injection tool
dosage · intramuscular · subcutaneous · adjuvant · vial · ampoule · sterile · rollout · schedule · clinic
vaccination
Administered immunity booster
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- jabQuick, straight blow
- shotQuick liquor serving
booster · immunity · antigen · serum · antibody · diphtheria · tetanus · pertussis · polio · measles
herd immunity
Widespread resistance protecting all
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
eradication · public health · disease control · surveillance · epidemiology · containment · quarantine · prophylaxis · protection · exposure
mandate
Formal authoritative directive
- hesitancyUnwillingness to proceed
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
debate · choice · autonomy · exemption · refusal · conspiracy · distrust · propaganda · polarization · protest
vaxescures
Remedies that heal
treats · remedies · heals · treatments · therapeutics
vaxesinfects
Transmits pathogens to
exposes · contaminates · sickens · endangers · transmits
- anti-vax movementOpposition to immunization programs
- anti-vax claimsUnfounded assertions against immunization
vax, vaxed, vaxing, vaxxed, vaxxing, vaxxer, antivax, antivaxxer, antivaxxers