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https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=50886 https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=50886 It wasn’t just here - the CDC and potentially others (I haven’t l
by rajin444 5y ago
https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=50886 https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=50886
It wasn’t just here - the CDC and potentially others (I haven’t looked that hard) changed their definitions as well.
I’ve got no issue with making terms more correct, but I think one could make the argument that the covid vaccine is more similar to a flu shot than the polio vaccine w.r.t public perception.
- margalabargala 5y agoHmm, interesting. I don't object to the new definition- the old one explicitly calling out cowpox feels outdated as our medical technology has marched on. You make a very good point though, depending on what definition of "vaccine" one used prior to 2020 the mRNA vaccines might not fall under it. And changing the meaning of the word doesn't magically change the properties of the things it refers to.