vaccine escape

noun

Mutation of a pathogen to a point where it is no longer recognized and counteracted by existing vaccines.

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Meanings

nounvaccine escape (countable and uncountable, plural vaccine escapes)

plural vaccine escapes

  1. countableuncountablemedicineMutation of a pathogen to a point where it is no longer recognized and counteracted by existing vaccines.
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APA

vaccine escape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaccine%20escape

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“vaccine escape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaccine%20escape. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vaccine escape,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaccine%20escape.

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