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Maybe wikipedia also changed it (did you check?), Webster did change it:

https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=50886

> Also, mRNA is not the only type of vaccine for COVID.

I know.

> Which definition of "vaccine" do you subscribe to that these "treatments" don't fit into?

It's all marketing at this point. mRNA-treatment does not sell. Vaccine elicits people's trust, and obedience.

> would you clarify which definition of "experimental" you subscribe to?

Not FDA approved in the US. "approval pending"

> And do you have a source for "testing standards were reduced"?

These kind of drugs take years to develop. This stuff was done in a few months. They skipped some steps in the process. Understandable, but still...

parent cies 5 years ago

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