No. 819 in Portuguese
vacinação
The act of administering a vaccine to provide immunity against a disease.
In a sentence
A vacinação contra a gripe foi realizada ontem.
The flu vaccination was carried out yesterday.
In this sentence, 'vaccinação' refers to the act of administering vaccines, specified as the flu vaccination.
A vacinação é importante para a prevenção de doenças.
Vaccination is important for the prevention of diseases.
Here, 'vaccinação' is used in a general sense to refer to the process or concept of vaccinating to prevent diseases.
Os resultados da campanha de vacinação são encorajadores.
The results of the vaccination campaign are encouraging.
In this context, 'vacinação' reflects the organized effort or program aimed at vaccinating a population, referred to as a campaign.
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