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[jab] / dʒæb /




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There is currently no vaccine for this species and the World Health Organisation has said it could take up to nine months for a jab to be ready.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Virologist Thomas Geisbert, who helped develop the Ervebo vaccine, has designed a similar, single-injection jab targeting the Bundibugyo strain that research on monkeys has found offers protection against the virus.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

On the call with shareholders this past Monday, Sankar appeared to take a jab at those efforts, saying the labs were trying to imitate Palantir.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

After decades of research, Australian scientists had developed a pioneering new jab, named Gardasil, which could prevent HPV - and it had been approved by the medicines regulator.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Each time was like a tiny jab, till Penelope’s heart felt as full of pins as the lumpy red pincushion carried by Madame LePoint, the dressmaker at Ashton Place.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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