インフルエンザワクチン

いんふるえんざわくちん

noun

influenza vaccine; flu shot

1. influenza vaccine; flu shot

A vaccine that protects against seasonal influenza, typically given by injection in autumn before flu season begins.

インフルエンザワクチンを打(う)った。

I got a flu shot.

I get the influenza vaccine every year.

Elderly people are advised to get the influenza vaccine.

Compound of インフルエンザ (influenza) and ワクチン (vaccine). Often shortened in conversation to インフルのワクチン.

The verb 打(う)つ (literally "to strike") is the colloquial way to say "get a shot"; 接種(せっしゅ)する is the formal medical term.

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Added 2026.5.24 13:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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