Anti-vaccine

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Opposing vaccines and vaccination. not-comparable

    "A new book defending vaccines, written by a doctor infuriated at the claim that they cause autism, is galvanizing a backlash against the antivaccine movement in the United States."

Synonyms

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anti-vaccinationanti-vaxanti-vaxxing

Example

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"Let’s take, for example the myth that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is the cause of autism. This claim has been completely discredited, yet several Hollywood celebrities continue to endorse it, some backing an anti-vaccine film made by pseudo-scientists."

Etymology

From anti- + vaccine.

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