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> Popular dictionaries actually updated their definition of a "vaccine" in 2021 to accommodate this change Some popular dictionaries noticed their definitions
by pseudalopex 5y ago
> Popular dictionaries actually updated their definition of a "vaccine" in 2021 to accommodate this change
Some popular dictionaries noticed their definitions were wrong. Merriam Webster's old definition excluded toxoid vaccines like diphtheria and tetanus. And anything produced from a virus.[1] Other popular dictionaries didn't say a vaccine had to be made from certain things.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28486499 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28486499