In the UK it's commonly said, and the Guardian is a UK paper.
Though you've noticed a real thing: for some reason during and after the pandemic publications outside of the UK started saying it too and I don't know why.
> outside of the UK
> I don't know why
My guess is because it has a negative connotation (the pre-2020 definition of jabbing someone was to hit someone, not inject someone).
> outside of the UK
> I don't know why
My guess is because it has a negative connotation (the pre-2020 definition of jabbing someone was to hit someone, not inject someone).