variants
or less commonly antivax
: anti-vaccination
Aggressive anti-vax campaigns claiming that vaccines are unsafe and can lead to autism—a theory long disproven—drive much of the vaccine hesitancy worldwide.—
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Lily HydeThe governor, who works hard to straddle the line between being antivax and merely being the friend of the anti-vaxxers, didn't mention the word "vaccine" in his address …—News-Journal (Daytona Beach, Florida)
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But if the recent past is any guide, what many dismiss as bad-faith rhetoric can quickly harden into a core ideology for a set of true believers; the anti-vax movement and the subsequent measles outbreaks are a sobering analog.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
There seems to be a limit to how anti-vax is too anti-vax in the Trump administration.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Immunity to measles infections provided by the highly effective measles vaccine has fallen significantly due to anti-vax disinformation, leaving fewer than 10 percent of the population susceptible to this highly transmissible virus.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Kennedy was questioned by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders during his confirmation hearing about his opposition to childhood vaccinations, highlighting infant onesies with anti-vax slogans sold by Children's Health Defense, a company founded by the now Health and Human Services secretary.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
There seems to be a limit to how anti-vax is too anti-vax in the Trump administration.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Immunity to measles infections provided by the highly effective measles vaccine has fallen significantly due to anti-vax disinformation, leaving fewer than 10 percent of the population susceptible to this highly transmissible virus.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Kennedy was questioned by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders during his confirmation hearing about his opposition to childhood vaccinations, highlighting infant onesies with anti-vax slogans sold by Children's Health Defense, a company founded by the now Health and Human Services secretary.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Anti-vax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vax. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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