therapeutic vaccine

English

Noun

therapeutic vaccine (plural therapeutic vaccines)

  1. a vaccine which prevents or eases the severity of the problems from an infection that has already occurred.

References
  • New York Times 27 May 2006, Vaccine to Cut Risk of Shingles in Older People Is Approved
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