: opposed to vaccination
But state health officials and vaccine proponents have argued that unvaccinated children pose a health risk to others. They point to the recent measles outbreak in Johnson County and elsewhere, a disease that has reappeared since the anti-vaccination movement has grown.—
Sarah Ritter
Sarah RitterAnti-vaccination parents have slammed a new law that bans unimmunised children from kindergartens.—Thomas Duff
Thomas DuffExamples of anti-vaccination in a Sentence
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Event attendee Tynan Allan told the CBC that the content contained transphobic, misogynistic, and anti-vaccination jokes.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 7 June 2024
Ever since the vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna were authorized in late 2020, anti-vaccination groups in the U.S. have blamed the shots for fatal heart problems in young athletes.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Rodgers grew into a divisive figure in American culture after revealing his anti-vaccination views in the fall of 2021.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
One of the judges the party nominated had been photographed with far-right and anti-vaccination supporters who tried to storm the German Parliament during a protest in 2020.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 7 June 2024
Ever since the vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna were authorized in late 2020, anti-vaccination groups in the U.S. have blamed the shots for fatal heart problems in young athletes.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Rodgers grew into a divisive figure in American culture after revealing his anti-vaccination views in the fall of 2021.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
One of the judges the party nominated had been photographed with far-right and anti-vaccination supporters who tried to storm the German Parliament during a protest in 2020.
—Erika Solomon, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
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“Anti-vaccination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vaccination. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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