vaccine protection
der Impfschutz
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vaccine protection
The protection against an infectious disease provided by one or more vaccinations. The term can also refer to the state in which a person is protected through vaccination.
Durch die Auffrischungsimpfung bleibt der Impfschutz gegen Tetanus erhalten.
The booster vaccination maintains vaccine protection against tetanus.
| gender | masculine der |
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| genitive | des Impfschutzes |
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | der Impfschutz | – |
| accusative | den Impfschutz | – |
| dative | dem Impfschutz | – |
| genitive | des Impfschutzes | – |
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'Impfschutz' (vaccine protection) is made up of 'Impf-' (vaccination) and 'Schutz' (protection). The first part indicates protection provided by a vaccination.
Bei Fernreisen sollte man den Impfschutz rechtzeitig überprüfen.
Before traveling abroad, you should check your vaccine protection in good time.
'Impfschutz' (vaccine protection) is often used with the preposition 'gegen' (against) and the accusative when the disease being protected against is mentioned.
Der Impfschutz gegen Hepatitis A ist für diese Reise besonders wichtig.
Vaccine protection against hepatitis A is particularly important for this trip.
Common collocations include 'Impfschutz aufbauen' (to build up vaccine protection), 'Impfschutz erhalten' (to maintain vaccine protection), 'Impfschutz überprüfen' (to check vaccine protection), and 'vollständiger Impfschutz' (complete vaccine protection).
Nach mehreren Impfungen hatte das Kind einen vollständigen Impfschutz.
After several vaccinations, the child had complete vaccine protection.
