This is the 2621st most frequent Japanese word.
接種
Vaccination or inoculation.
The word '接種' is used here to refer to receiving a vaccine, specifically for preventing influenza. It functions as part of the phrase '予防接種', meaning 'preventive vaccination'.
私は先週インフルエンザの予防接種を受けました。
I got the influenza vaccine last week.
In this sentence, '接種' is used directly to mean the act of receiving a vaccination, emphasizing the action of getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
彼女は初めてCOVID-19ワクチンを接種しました。
She received her first COVID-19 vaccination.
Here, '接種' represents the ongoing process of people receiving a vaccine, focusing on the act of vaccination and its societal impact.