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Well, the definition of vaccine changed late last year after it was found that the Covid vaccinations did not prevent infections. Definition before late-2020:
by lenkite 5y ago
Well, the definition of vaccine changed late last year after it was found that the Covid vaccinations did not prevent infections.
Definition before late-2020:
"a product that stimulates a person's immune system to produce immunity to a specific disease, thereby protecting against that disease",
To
"a preparation used to stimulate the body's immune response against a specific disease".
Now, we are realising that the Covid vaccines are helpless against the new variants, so I guess the definition will be changed even further.
Compared to something like the Smallpox vaccine (lifelong/multi-decade immunity), the Covid vaccine is mostly useless.
- spurgu 5y agoYup. And besides, it's been clear for a good while now that it boils down to personal protection and keeping hospital capacity at bay. Yet there is so much illogical fear of "antivaxxers/unvaccinated" in the vaccinated crowd.