anti-vaccination
Against preventive shots
Anti-vaccination describes opposition to vaccines or vaccination programs.
Someone who is anti-vaccination believes vaccines are harmful, unnecessary, or a violation of personal freedom: Her anti-vaccination stance made family gatherings tense.
The position ranges from skepticism about specific vaccines to wholesale rejection of immunization.
Often shortened to anti-vax.
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- fearmongeringDeliberately spreading exaggerated threats
- propagandaBiased information for influence
pseudoscience · quackery · myths · toxins · scaremongering · unfounded · debunked · viral
Direct effort for reform
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- rallyGathering for a cause
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
exemption · libertarian · naturalism · holistic · alternative · refusal · opt-out · organization
Absence of confidence
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- hesitancyUnwillingness to proceed
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- doubtLack of firm belief
fear · anxiety · concern · resistance · reluctance · wariness · apprehension · uncertainty
Reasoned case or dispute
- discussionExchange of ideas
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
evidence · rebuttal · counterargument · mandate · choice · autonomy · consent · risk-benefit
Proteins targeting pathogens
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
transmission · measles · polio · unvaccinated · susceptibility · exposure · contagion · resurgence
conspiracy
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- fearmongeringDeliberately spreading exaggerated threats
propaganda · pseudoscience · quackery · myths · toxins · scaremongering · unfounded · debunked · viral · influencer
activism
Direct effort for reform
protest · exemption · libertarian · naturalism · holistic · alternative · refusal · opt-out · organization · grassroots
distrust
Absence of confidence
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- hesitancyUnwillingness to proceed
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
doubt · fear · anxiety · concern · resistance · reluctance · wariness · apprehension · uncertainty · questioning
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- discussionExchange of ideas
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
rhetoric · evidence · rebuttal · counterargument · mandate · choice · autonomy · consent · risk-benefit · safety
antibodies
Proteins targeting pathogens
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
eradication · transmission · measles · polio · unvaccinated · susceptibility · exposure · contagion · resurgence · booster
- medical skepticismquackery, pseudoscience, snake oil, miracle cures, junk science
- skepticismdoubt, skeptic, doubts, debunker, doubtful
- Lebensreformnaturism, nudism, natural medicine, naturopathy, vegetarianism
anti-vaccinationpro-vaccination
Favoring preventive inoculation
pro-vaccine · pro-vax · vaccination · immunization · vaccinate
anti-vaccinationevidence-based
Supported by verified data