| NOUN | act | ring vaccination | administering vaccine only to people in close contact with an isolated infected patient |
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| Meaning | Administering vaccine only to people in close contact with an isolated infected patient; prevents the spread of a highly infectious disease by surrounding the patient with a ring of immunization. | |
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| Broader | inoculating, vaccinating | The act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity |
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