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curiousllama
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Vaccine hopes rise as Oxford jab prompts immune re...
The good ol' Oxford Jab
barbecue_sauce
on Oct 26, 2020
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Very awkward use of informal english in this article's title, particularly from Reuters.
ageitgey
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The word jab is standard UK English for 'shot'. It might be slightly informal, but it's definitely standard to see it in the news and in government publications.
Example:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54337585
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