variants
or less commonly antivaccine
: opposed to the use of vaccines
A handful of parents and anti-vaccine activists told lawmakers … that they believe vaccines are responsible for countless cases of autism, learning disabilities and death.—
Jim Hughes
Jim Hughes… the rising global threat of antivaccine sentiments and vaccine misinformation contributed to the WHO [=World Health Organization] classifying vaccine hesitancy as a top ten global health threat in 2019 …—David M. Higgins and Sean T. O'Leary
David M. Higgins and Sean T. O'LearyExamples of anti-vaccine in a Sentence
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Lucrative position On Wednesday, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) highlighted that Kennedy has made a lot of money from being an anti-vaccine advocate.
—Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
That includes appointing anti-vaccine advocates to vaccine advisory panels, removing vaccines from recommendations or changing the way the vaccine injury compensation program works.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2025
All medical communications from the federal government have been temporarily axed, presumably so that they can be brought into line with the new anti-vaccine, anti-expert, anti-science ethos of the MAGA crowd.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
During his second confirmation hearing on Thursday, Jan. 30, Kennedy faced a barrage of questions about his history of anti-vaccine rhetoric.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The Senate readies for another day of confirmation hearings after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to distance himself from the anti-vaccine movement.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
The author is the chief scientific officer for Children's Health Defense, the anti-vaccine advocacy group Kennedy founded and led for many years.
—Will Stone, NPR, 30 Jan. 2025
Sixty-five percent of anti-vaccine misinformation circulating online in 2021 could be traced back to just a dozen social media influencers, according to an analysis from the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
Photograph: Saul Granda/Getty Images A conspiracy-theory-laden conference featuring anti-vaccine speakers, including one man known for pushing toxic bleach as a cure for cancer and autism, will take place in May at the Trump National Doral Miami resort in Florida.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
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Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
That includes appointing anti-vaccine advocates to vaccine advisory panels, removing vaccines from recommendations or changing the way the vaccine injury compensation program works.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2025
All medical communications from the federal government have been temporarily axed, presumably so that they can be brought into line with the new anti-vaccine, anti-expert, anti-science ethos of the MAGA crowd.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
During his second confirmation hearing on Thursday, Jan. 30, Kennedy faced a barrage of questions about his history of anti-vaccine rhetoric.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The Senate readies for another day of confirmation hearings after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to distance himself from the anti-vaccine movement.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
The author is the chief scientific officer for Children's Health Defense, the anti-vaccine advocacy group Kennedy founded and led for many years.
—Will Stone, NPR, 30 Jan. 2025
Sixty-five percent of anti-vaccine misinformation circulating online in 2021 could be traced back to just a dozen social media influencers, according to an analysis from the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
Photograph: Saul Granda/Getty Images A conspiracy-theory-laden conference featuring anti-vaccine speakers, including one man known for pushing toxic bleach as a cure for cancer and autism, will take place in May at the Trump National Doral Miami resort in Florida.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Anti-vaccine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vaccine. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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