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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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An influenza outbreak in a nursing home which claimed ten lives has sparked a call for immunisation levels to be linked to accreditation in aged care facilities.
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The study was co-authored by Robert Booy, co-director of the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance at The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney.
 
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