vaccina

/vækˈsaɪnə/
noun
  1. The cowpox virus, used historically in the first vaccines to protect against smallpox.
    • Edward Jenner used material from vaccina to create the first smallpox vaccine.
    • Scientists studied vaccina to understand how it could trigger immunity to smallpox.
    • Vaccina is a virus that infects cows but is harmless to humans.
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