immunitynoun [ U ]
uk/ɪˈmjuː.nə.ti/us/ɪˈmjuː.nə.t̬i/a situation in which you are protected against disease or from legal action:
The vaccination gives you immunity against the disease for up to six months.
He was granted immunity from prosecution because he confessed the names of the other spies.
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Immunology & vaccination
- active immunity
- antibody
- antigen
- antivaxxer
- autoimmune
- gamma globulin
- immune
- immune response
- immune system
- immunization
- immunize
- immunodeficiency
- immunosuppression
- inoculate
- lymph
- MMR
- T cell
- tolerance
- vaccine
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