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Lookups for “vaccine” increased 601% over 2020. It was also extremely high every day in 2021, the publishing company said. “It really represents two different stories. One is the science story, which is this remarkable speed with which the vaccines were developed. But there’s also the debates regarding policy, politics and political affiliation. It’s one word that carries these two huge stories,” said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor-at-large.