vaccinate against

vaccinate against (something)

1. To make use a vaccine or similar substance to produce immunity or resistance against a particular disease. Citizens are being urged to vaccinate against the 'flu this winter. The mortality rate for polio was the highest in the world before the country started vaccinating against it in the 1960s.
2. To give someone or an animal a vaccine or similar substance to produce immunity or resistance against a particular disease. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "vaccinate" and "against." Before we began vaccinating children against tetanus, getting even a minor cut from something rusty could have proved lethal. Farmers who do not vaccinate their livestock against these diseases could face high fines or even jail time.
See also: vaccinate
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

vaccinate (someone or an animal) against something

to inoculate or immunize someone or an animal against some disease. They had to vaccinate us against yellow fever. The vet vaccinated the horse against everything that threatened it.
See also: vaccinate
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

vaccinate against

or vaccinate for
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To give someone a vaccination to produce immunity to some infectious disease: The doctor vaccinated the child against measles. The dog has been vaccinated for rabies.
See also: vaccinate
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • get up against
  • get up against (someone or something)
  • clash
  • clash against
  • clash against (someone or something)
  • against
  • against (someone or something)
  • hedge against
  • hedge against (something)
  • intrigue
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Summary: A national campaign to vaccinate against polio gained momentum Friday as the effort to immunize children spread to more areas of the country.
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Of the 31 states where Rite Aid stores are located, pharmacists can vaccinate against shingles in 27.
Health services extend reach of pharmacy
Of the 31 states where stores are located, Rite Aid pharmacists can vaccinate against shingles in 27: Alabama, California, Connecticut, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.
Pharmacies build array of services
Perry signed an executive order requiring the shots, but many legislators opposed the move, saying parents should decide whether to vaccinate against a sexually transmitted disease.
Texas rejects gardasil mandate
Researchers in England randomly chose 119 infants to vaccinate against group C meningitis in a series of shots.
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That is why the Rabbit Welfare Fund (RWF) is stressing the need to vaccinate against these diseases before more bunnies die from them.
Vital jabs for bunnies
tuberculosis control strategy "If you could vaccinate against many diseases in one fell swoop, would the advantages of BCG outweigh the disadvantages?" asks Geiter.
Another look at TB vaccine: should the United States use BCG widely?
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