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> a substance that enhances the body's immune response to an antigen What part of OPs response makes you think they don't know what an adjuvant is?

• mentalpiracy 3y ago
  OP’s comment is “just asking questions” couched in a folksy, disarming manner, intended to seed doubt about adjuvants when the word they were feigning ignorance of is “antibodies.” This is slightly more sophisticated than normal anti-vax comments, but is too cute by half. I too have had to learn about adjuvants recently, straight up because of a new (new to me, anyway) wave of anti-vax sentiment specifically framing adjuvants as sinister. The last six dozen ingredients/compounds deemed threatening have not found widespread traction; this is the latest attempt.
  • peteradio 3y ago
    You think they mean antibodies when they say adjuvant? Are antibodies part of vaccines or do you mean antigen?
    • mentalpiracy 3y ago
      you’re correct, I did mean antigen in both instances.