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Merriam-Webster also changed the definition of "vaccine". Jan 18th, 2021: https://web.archive.org/web/20210118193104/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary
by lioeters 5y ago
Merriam-Webster also changed the definition of "vaccine".
Jan 18th, 2021: https://web.archive.org/web/20210118193104/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaccine https://web.archive.org/web/20210118193104/https://www.merri...
> a preparation of killed microorganisms, living attenuated organisms, or living fully virulent organisms that is administered to produce or artificially increase immunity to a particular disease
Now:
> a preparation that is administered (as by injection) to stimulate the body's immune response against a specific infectious agent or disease