anti-vaccinationists
Those refusing shots
Anti-vaccinationists are people who oppose vaccination, whether for themselves, their children, or the general population.
The term dates to the 19th century, when smallpox vaccination first became widespread and compulsory.
Modern anti-vaccinationists typically cite religious objections, distrust of pharmaceutical companies, or debunked claims linking vaccines to autism.
Anti-vaccinationists protested outside the health department.
Unproven secret plot beliefs
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- fake newsIntentionally deceptive media content
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
propaganda · myths · rumors · quackery · fearmongering · cherry-picking · social media · viral posts
Prolonged public disagreement
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- public discourseOpen societal conversation
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- risk-benefitWeighing harm against gain
side effects · transparency · trust deficit · CDC · FDA · pharmaceutical industry · clinical trials
Control over one's physique
- parental rightsLegal power over children
- medical freedomControl over one's treatment
- informed consentPermission given with understanding
- naturalismWorldview excluding the supernatural
distrust · individualism · personal choice · sovereignty · holistic health · alternative medicine · natural immunity · purity
Clustered cases of spotted fever
- whooping coughRespiratory infection with characteristic bark
- herd immunityWidespread resistance protecting all
- immunocompromisedReduced ability to fight infection
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
child mortality · vulnerable populations · disease clusters · hospitalization · quarantine · public health crisis · mumps · rubella
Direct effort for reform
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- rallyGathering for a cause
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- boycottOrganized economic protest
demonstration · grassroots · lobbying · advocacy · coalition · petition · resistance · noncompliance
conspiracy theories
Unproven secret plot beliefs
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- fake newsIntentionally deceptive media content
hoax · propaganda · myths · rumors · quackery · fearmongering · cherry-picking · social media · viral posts · echo chambers
controversy
Prolonged public disagreement
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- public discourseOpen societal conversation
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
risk-benefit · side effects · transparency · trust deficit · CDC · FDA · pharmaceutical industry · clinical trials
bodily autonomy
Control over one's physique
- parental rightsLegal power over children
- medical freedomControl over one's treatment
- informed consentPermission given with understanding
naturalism · distrust · individualism · personal choice · sovereignty · holistic health · alternative medicine · natural immunity · purity · organic
measles outbreak
Clustered cases of spotted fever
- whooping coughRespiratory infection with characteristic bark
- herd immunityWidespread resistance protecting all
- immunocompromisedReduced ability to fight infection
epidemic · child mortality · vulnerable populations · disease clusters · hospitalization · quarantine · public health crisis · mumps · rubella · diphtheria
activism
Direct effort for reform
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- rallyGathering for a cause
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
boycott · demonstration · grassroots · lobbying · advocacy · coalition · petition · resistance · noncompliance · exemption
anti-vaccinationistsepidemiologists
Researchers of disease distribution
immunologists · vaccinologists · CDC · WHO · scientific consensus
vaccination, vaccinate, vaccinated, vaccinates, vaccinating, vaccine, vaccines, vaccinator, vaccinators