an·ti-vac·ci·n·ation
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Definition of anti-vaccination
: 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 Anti-vaccination parents have slammed a new law that bans unimmunised children from kindergartens.— Thomas Duff
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“Anti-vaccination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vaccination. Accessed 23 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of anti-vaccination was in 1849
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