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'I thought I was going to die' - Woman calls for tighter weight-loss jabs checks (www.bbc.co.uk)
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[โ€“] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 days ago

It's not entirely a coincidence. Many of the "US anti-vaxxers" were foreign operatives that learned UK English. That included (among other things) slang terms like jab.

In the context of the US, "the jab" stands out in a way that never did in the UK. Once you see it, it's hard to unsee.