If scientists started calling walking "human teleportation" tomorrow, they'd be wrong in that too. The term "teleportation" had a very well-established meaning before they appropriated it.
Scientists can make mistakes, labeling this process "teleportation" was one of those mistakes.
Scientist: "As you can see here, we've demonstrated quantum teleportation across an unprecedented--"
Journalist: "Teleportation?! Like in Star Trek?"
Scientist: "Uh, no. *Quantum* teleportation is a different--"
Journalist: "So you didn't send anybody through a wormhole or anything?"
Scientist: "No. What we've demonstrated is the ability to--"
Journalist: "It just seems like a bit of a mistake to call it 'teleportation'."
Scientist: "Yes, I can see that now."