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surreal_mash t1_j5dba6j wrote

Reply to comment by pukabi in How Covid-19 vaccines succeeded in saving a million US lives, in charts by ILikeNeurons

Which part do you think makes it “not a vaccine by definition”?

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pukabi t1_j5dc4us wrote

It neither prevents nor treats the disease in question.

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QristopherQuixote t1_j5elmmh wrote

Reducing severity and increasing the survival rate by stimulating the immune system of the recipient is absolutely consistent with the definition of a vaccine. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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surreal_mash t1_j5fjug2 wrote

Which vaccines “treat” disease?

Are you claiming that a “true” vaccine must prevent 100% of infections? If not, can you tell me what you mean by “prevents”?

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