: situated in, occurring in, or administered by entering a muscle
an intramuscular injection
intramuscularlyadverb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebMore recently, the influenza vaccine against the H1N1 strain that caused a pandemic in 2009 was tested intradermally in many research studies and was shown to be just as effective at one-fifth the dose of the intramuscular shot. Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2022 The vaccine is licensed as a two-dose product, with the doses administered via intramuscular injection 28 days apart. Helen Branswell, STAT, 7 Aug. 2022 That also expands the scope to other countries that may not have the workforce to deliver intramuscular vaccine but may have the capacity to deliver nasal spray.Quanta Magazine, 21 June 2022 But even though this affects all intramuscular vaccines, including flu shots and hepatitis B vaccines, no one knows exactly how much protection people lose with a too-short needle. Sarah Stark, SELF, 6 June 2022 In research with mice at Yale, Iwasaki has devised a nasal spray that works as a booster to the standard intramuscular shot. Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American, 3 May 2022 The two-part vaccine strategy first employs an intramuscular DNA vaccine. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022 For the first phase of this vaccine approach, Zhou et al. manufactured an intramuscular injection of a DNA vaccine. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022 Initial tests indicate that AstraZeneca’s antibody might require an intramuscular injection only every six to 12 months for use as PrEP, which is given prior to potential exposure.NBC News, 7 Nov. 2021 See More