anti-vax

adjective

an·ti-vax

ˌan-tē-ˈvaks,

ˌan-ˌtī-

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.—

Lily Hyde

The 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 Trump campaign has gone all-in on Kennedy's views in recent weeks, embracing his anti-vax rhetoric and suggesting that a vaccine ban could happen during a second Trump presidency. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 During his presidential campaign, Kennedy tried to distance himself from the anti-vax movement. —

Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 28 Oct. 2024 But his late-career excellence, and more gracious on-court demeanor the last few years, have gone a long way towards winning over the public skeptical of his Covid-era behavior and anti-vax stance. —

Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 4 Aug. 2024 The other is a growing anti-vax feeling, where people just don’t want to get vaccinated. —

Steven Levy, WIRED, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-vax