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Vaccination vs Protection - What's the difference?

vaccination | protection |

As nouns the difference between vaccination and protection

is that vaccination is inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease while protection is the process of keeping (something or someone) safe.

vaccination

Noun

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  • Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.
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    protection

    English

    Noun

  • The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
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  • *:But then I had the flintlock by me for protection . ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window.
  • The state of being safe.
  • A means of keeping or remaining safe.
  • A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
  • (lb) Coverage.
  • Immunity from harm obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
  • (lb) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
  • (lb) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
  • Derived terms

    * autoprotection * heteroprotection * protection course * protection money * protection racket

    See also

    * be prepared ----