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• n  the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity
  doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the inoculating
• v  introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of
• v  introduce a microorganism into
• v  perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
• v  insert a bud for propagation
• v  impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune

• But in June, after nearly a decade of carefully inoculating patients suffering from either advanced melanoma or a type of lymphoma, both Schwartzentruber and Kwak announced .
• Sometime in October and November, federal officials will probably recommend inoculating 160 million Americans who are most at risk of infection.
• Rather than inoculating the people likeliest to die from H1N109, we may want instead to inoculate the people likeliest to spread it.

• vaccinating
• inoculate
• immunize
• immunise
• vaccinate

News & Articles

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• Pregnant women urged to get pertussis vaccine to prevent spread of whooping cough to newborns
  Maternal antibodies cross the placenta and protect the newborn, so inoculating moms can safeguard their babies until he or she is able to be immunized, two months after birth.
  Sept. 3, 2013 - The Oregonian

Quotes

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• Nicholas Negroponte in The Age
  The program is "a terrific opportunity for the public to help eliminate poverty and make the world a better place by inoculating children against ignorance," said Negroponte in the statement.
• Frank Pallone in CBS News
  We should do the vaccination strictly based on whether its a high risk group because, you know, disease has no barrier based on whether you are documented or not,Pallone told moderator John Dickerson. "If you end up not inoculating people...
• Nancy Pelosi in Boston Globe (registration)
  The Democrats performed a great service to the American people by going out there and inoculating them against the danger of the privatization initiative,Pelosi said.