Will you get a made-up injection?

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Maybo

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A friend of mine was late so she couldn't get vaccinated. Is it correct to ask "Will you get a made-up injection?"

Friend: I was late so I couldn't get vaccinated.
Me: Will you get a made-up injection?
Friend: No, I need to rebook a session.
 
'Made-up' doesn't work. 'Made-up' means it's fake or somehow not real. See definition #3.

I think you probably meant 'makeup' - see noun definition #5.

'Makeup' would work in your sentence, except it still doesn't make logical sense in your dialogue. If they have to re-book the vaccination session, then they are getting a makeup injection.
 
No. "Made-up" is a term for invented. I think you meant make-up, which means in place of something which was missed. For example, I was really sick the day of the final, but the professor let me take a make-up exam. I wouldn't use the term in your context, though.
 
Can you get a new appointment?
 
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