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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The secretary is going after issues that have long been bugaboos of him and his anti-vax group, Children's Health Defense.
—CBS News, 29 June 2025
Hotez, the vaccine researcher, used to see the American anti-vax movement as its own thing, separate from the vaccine skepticism of other countries, which is sometimes tied to a distrust of government that stems from colonial histories, civil wars, and political instability.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 27 June 2025
Critics have flagged several of the new members for their anti-vax views.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Kennedy has faced criticism from both anti-vax activists and advocates of vaccines.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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CBS News, 29 June 2025
Hotez, the vaccine researcher, used to see the American anti-vax movement as its own thing, separate from the vaccine skepticism of other countries, which is sometimes tied to a distrust of government that stems from colonial histories, civil wars, and political instability.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 27 June 2025
Critics have flagged several of the new members for their anti-vax views.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Kennedy has faced criticism from both anti-vax activists and advocates of vaccines.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for anti-vax
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“Anti-vax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vax. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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