verb (used with object),in·oc·u·lat·ed,in·oc·u·lat·ing.
to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
to affect or treat (a person, animal, or plant) in this manner.
to introduce (microorganisms) into surroundings suited to their growth, as a culture medium.
to imbue (a person), as with ideas.
Metallurgy. to treat (molten metal) chemically to strengthen the microstructure.
verb (used without object),in·oc·u·lat·ed,in·oc·u·lat·ing.
to perform inoculation.
Origin of inoculate
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin inoculātus, past participle of inoculāre “to graft by budding, implant,” equivalent to in- “in” + -oculā- (stem of -oculāre “to graft,” derivative of oculus “eye, bud”) + -tus past participle suffix; see in-2
At least 70% of a population needs to be inoculated to create herd immunity, and governments could easily achieve that rate of coverage if they demanded vaccines for all.
Australia won’t be the last country to wrestle with a mandatory coronavirus vaccine|Olivia Goldhill|August 20, 2020|Quartz
For a vaccine to work, at least 90% of the population needs to be inoculated.
Australia signs a deal for AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine—and considers making it mandatory|Naomi Xu Elegant|August 19, 2020|Fortune
That, he says, would buy time to create a vaccine whose safety is fully understood before trying to inoculate billions of people.
Every country wants a covid-19 vaccine. Who will get it first?|Katie McLean|August 13, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Casanova gathered data on children in France who were inoculated between 1974 and 1994.
Our Genes May Explain Severity of COVID-19 and Other Infections|Monique Brouillette|July 27, 2020|Quanta Magazine
It inoculated the first volunteer with its candidate vaccine on March 16, just 63 days after the virus’s genetic makeup was revealed.
A COVID-19 vaccine may come soon. Will the blistering pace backfire?|Tina Hesman Saey|July 10, 2020|Science News
The commander of the Continental Army realized that if he did not inoculate his army against smallpox, he might not have an army.
George Washington, the First Vaxxer|Tom Shachtman|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But even before adults enter their senior years, children are not a surefire way to inoculate against loneliness.
Why Parents Can Still End Up Lonely|Keli Goff|June 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The ensuing hysteria persuaded some parents not to inoculate their kids for fear of triggering autism.
To introduce a serum, a vaccine, or an antigenic substance into the body of a person or an animal, especially as a means to produce or boost immunity to a specific disease.
To implant microorganisms or infectious material into or on a culture medium.
To communicate a disease to a living organism by transferring its causative agent into the organism.