Question of the Day #624

COVID-19 vaccination: 447 recipients across India suffer adverse events post inoculation; how AEFI is tracked, reported

From the headline of this article at First Post.

上記の文で、inoculationの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "inoculation" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

接種、予防接種［注射］

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

the act or process or an instance of inoculating
especially: the introduction of a pathogen or antigen into a living organism to stimulate the production of antibodies

Examples

• For each of the three treatments (undiluted, 10x2 and 10x3) two rabbits were inoculated by intramuscular inoculation.
• Imperial College London is also working on an experimental inoculation. TO JUMPSTART THE COVID VACCINE RACE, THE U.K. CONSIDERS ‘CHALLENGE TRIALS’ EXPOSING PEOPLE TO THE VIRUS|BERNHARD WARNER|SEPTEMBER 24, 2020|FORTUNE
• And, as newsreels of the day made clear, they’d all been early test subjects for the inoculation. HERE’S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TRY TO SCALE UP VACCINE PRODUCTION TOO QUICKLY|FIONA ZUBLIN|SEPTEMBER 18, 2020|OZY
• The resistance has historical roots in the 19th century, when antivaccination groups campaigned against modern inoculation techniques discovered by Frenchman Louis Pasteur. — Matthew Dalton, WSJ, "France, Once a Vaccine Pioneer, Is Top Skeptic in Covid-19 Pandemic," 18 Jan. 2021
• The inoculation blitz is a matter of national pride. — Ilan Ben Zion, BostonGlobe.com, "Israel trades Pfizer doses for medical data in vaccine blitz," 18 Jan. 2021

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