vaccinating

(noun) the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity. Synonyms: inoculating. Example: "Doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the inoculating."

(verb) perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation. Synonyms: immunize, immunise, inoculate, vaccinate. Examples: "We vaccinate against scarlet fever." "The nurse vaccinated the children in the school."