Noun
the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)
Source: WordNetA number of immunisation programmes are funded and announced by the government and international bodies, but little thought goes into the injecting or delivery mechanism. Marc Koska
According the statement, the agencies have issued an urgent call to action as COVID-19 continues to disrupt immunisation services worldwide, leaving millions of vulnerable children at heightened risk of preventable childhood diseases. Source: Internet
And it has to beat the anti-vaxxers at their own game by using social media in a way that really connects with people, to educate them and quell parents’ fears about immunisation, regardless of how unreasonable those fears might seem. Source: Internet
“Disruption to immunisation programmes from the Covid-19 pandemic threatens to unwind decades of progress against vaccine-preventable diseases like measles.” Source: Internet
Despite the cogency of the benefits of immunisation, the Government’s efforts to get persons to embrace vaccines locally have faced some resistance from anti-vaccine campaigners, or so-called anti-vaxxers. Source: Internet
Dr. Bruce Aylward, a senior adviser to WHO’s director-general, added that any mass immunisation campaign with a COVID-19 vaccine would aim to cover far more than 50 per cent of the world’s population. Source: Internet