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an·ti-vac·ci·n·ation | \ ˌan-tē-ˌvak-sə-ˈnā-shən, ˌan-ˌtī- 
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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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