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immunization
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immunization: see immunity immunity, ability of an organism to resist disease by identifying and destroying foreign substances or organisms. Although all animals have some immune capabilities, little is known about nonmammalian immunity.
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; vaccination vaccination, means of producing immunity against pathogens, such as viruses and bacteria, by the introduction of live, killed, or altered antigens that stimulate the body to produce antibodies against more dangerous forms.
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immunization [‚im·yə·nə′zā·shən]
(immunology)
Rendering an organism immune to a specific communicable disease.


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SPOKANE -- The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will give $750 million to Global Alliance for vaccines and immunizations.
The secondary immunization was administered after either 2 weeks or 8 weeks of exercise, which resulted in an unequal interval between the primary and secondary immunizations in the 2 exercise groups.
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