vaccine

US /vækˈsiːn/
UK /vækˈsiːn/
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szczepionka

a substance put into a person's or animal's body to protect them from a disease by causing them to produce antibodies

:
The new vaccine offers protection against several strains of the virus.
Nowa szczepionka zapewnia ochronę przed kilkoma szczepami wirusa.
Children receive various vaccines as part of their immunization schedule.
Dzieci otrzymują różne szczepionki w ramach harmonogramu szczepień.
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szczepić

to treat a person or animal with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease

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Doctors recommend that all children be vaccinated against measles.
Lekarze zalecają, aby wszystkie dzieci były szczepione przeciwko odrze.
The entire population needs to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity.
Cała populacja musi zostać zaszczepiona, aby osiągnąć odporność stadną.