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2024-03-03 00:24:21 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 97A8B0FFA37E856E478FF8D7CBECA497D3A0CD06BC2BD09E6561766665D1934D
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A vaccine stimulates an immune response. mRNA vaccines do so by a new technology, but they are still vaccines. The tweet uses the passive voice so say the definition “was changed,” but not by whom. Dictionaries do update definitions to reflect words’ actual usage. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/11/30/fact-check-merriam-webster-changed-vaccine-definition-accuracy/6354415001/
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