: 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
Sarah RitterAnti-vaccination parents have slammed a new law that bans unimmunised children from kindergartens.—Thomas Duff
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Schneider was criticized recently for what were described as transphobic, misogynistic, and anti-vaccination jokes at a Hospitals of Regina Foundation event in Canada.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
In May, 2019, as a measles outbreak rippled across the country, Kennedy’s older brother, Joseph, his older sister, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, and Townsend’s daughter Maeve published an op-ed in Politico about Kennedy’s anti-vaccination efforts.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Event attendee Tynan Allan told the CBC that the content contained transphobic, misogynistic, and anti-vaccination jokes.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 7 June 2024
Ever since the vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna were authorized in late 2020, anti-vaccination groups in the U.S. have blamed the shots for fatal heart problems in young athletes.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024
In May, 2019, as a measles outbreak rippled across the country, Kennedy’s older brother, Joseph, his older sister, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, and Townsend’s daughter Maeve published an op-ed in Politico about Kennedy’s anti-vaccination efforts.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Event attendee Tynan Allan told the CBC that the content contained transphobic, misogynistic, and anti-vaccination jokes.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 7 June 2024
Ever since the vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna were authorized in late 2020, anti-vaccination groups in the U.S. have blamed the shots for fatal heart problems in young athletes.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Anti-vaccination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vaccination. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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