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		HideousKojima on Nov 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is the US's vaccine adverse event reporting system... If anything, vaccine is a misnomer for the Covid shots. Maybe prophylactic is more accurate?

ben_w on Nov 16, 2023 [–]

Vaccines can be prophylactic, or therapeutic (to fight a disease that has already occurred, which also includes some cancer treatments). Only some vaccines offer full sterilising immunity.

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