immunization

Plural: immunizations

Noun

• the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)
• The process by which a person is safely exposed in a controlled manner to a material that is designed to prime their immune system against that material.
• One such exposure.
• The process by which any organism's body develops immunity against a pathogen.

Examples

• "Immunization against influenza is important for all child-care workers."
• "Immunization via previous infection is not unusual among infectious diseases, but the degree and duration of such immunization varies by disease and depends on other factors as well (such as immunocapability and dietary sufficiency)."
• "The first immunization a baby gets is against HBV."

Synonyms

immunisation