Hey Anons
By the bellow definitions of Vaccine…when POTUS says he took the vaccine…could he be saying he took the Smallpox vaccine? It sounds like the strict definition is smallpox.
vac·cine (vak'sēn, vak-sēn'), Although this word is correctly stressed on the first syllable, in U.S. usage it is often stressed on the second syllable.
Originally, the live vaccine (vaccinia, cowpox) virus inoculated in the skin as prophylaxis against smallpox and obtained from the skin of calves inoculated with seed virus. Usage has extended the meaning to include essentially any preparation intended for active immunologic prophylaxis; for example, preparations of killed microbes of virulent strains or living microbes of attenuated (variant or mutant) strains; or microbial, fungal, plant, protozoal, or metazoan derivatives or products. Method of administration varies according to the vaccine, inoculation being the most common, but ingestion is preferred in some instances and nasal spray is used occasionally.
Synonym(s): vaccinum
[L. vaccinus, relating to a cow]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
vaccine (văk-sēn′, văk′sēn′)
n.
a. A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen, such as a bacterium or virus, or of a portion of the pathogen's structure that upon administration to an individual stimulates antibody production or cellular immunity against the pathogen but is incapable of causing severe infection.
b. A preparation from the cowpox virus that protects against smallpox when administered to an individual.
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