anti-vaccination
adjective
an·ti-vac·ci·n·ation
ˌan-tē-ˌvak-sə-ˈnā-shən 
ˌan-ˌtī-
ˌan-ˌtī-
: 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.—
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Sarah RitterAnti-vaccination parents have slammed a new law that bans unimmunised children from kindergartens.—Thomas Duff
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The visit sparked backlash and concern from campus families, about 30 of whom marched outside Cunningham to protest his anti-vaccination views and other health policies that many medical experts say aren’t based in science.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
Among those at the top of the list is Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), a physician who cast the deciding vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services, despite Kennedy’s history of anti-vaccination activity.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
That can be an increasingly difficult task as the anti-vaccination movement grows in the U.S. and schools struggle to reach vaccination rates that provide widespread protection.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
As a journalist, the debate over vaccine policy and the rationales of the people behind the anti-vaccination movement fascinate me, even as the work comes with the weight of reporting on what can be, in some cases, life-or-death stakes.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2025
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Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
Among those at the top of the list is Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), a physician who cast the deciding vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services, despite Kennedy’s history of anti-vaccination activity.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
That can be an increasingly difficult task as the anti-vaccination movement grows in the U.S. and schools struggle to reach vaccination rates that provide widespread protection.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
As a journalist, the debate over vaccine policy and the rationales of the people behind the anti-vaccination movement fascinate me, even as the work comes with the weight of reporting on what can be, in some cases, life-or-death stakes.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Anti-vaccination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vaccination. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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