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Peter Doshi, Senior Editor at the British Medical Journal
January 24, 2022

Excerpt from Doshi's testimony in a congressional panel discussion on COVID-19 sponsored by Ron Johnson.

Doshi: "I am one of the academics that argues that these mRNA products, which everybody calls 'vaccines,' are qualitatively different than standard vaccines. And so I found it fascinating to learn that Merriam-Webster changed its definition of vaccine early this year.

mRNA products did not meet the definition of 'vaccine' that had been in place for 15 years at Merriam-Webster, but the definition was expanded such that mRNA products are now 'vaccines.'"

Merriam-Webster definition of ‘vaccine’ from 2006 to January 18, 2021:

“a preparation of killed microrganisms, living attenuated organisms, or living fully virulent organisms that is administered to produce or artificially increase immunity to a particular disease.”

Merriam-Webster definition of ‘vaccine’ as of January 18, 2021:

“a preparation of that is administered (as by injection) to stimulate the body's immune response against a specific infectious disease.”

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