anti-vaccine
Against preventive shots
Anti-vaccine describes opposition to vaccines or vaccination, whether as a personal stance, a movement, or rhetoric.
Someone who is anti-vaccine believes vaccines are harmful, unnecessary, or an infringement on personal freedom, and may refuse them for themselves or their children.
The term often carries negative connotations, implying rejection of mainstream medical consensus.
Her anti-vaccine posts got her banned from the parenting forum.
A person holding such views may be called an anti-vaxxer.
The hyphen is sometimes dropped.
Unwillingness to proceed
- refusalAct of declining
- exemptionRelease from requirement
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
activist · protest · rally · advocate · opt-out · homeschool · holistic · grassroots
Formal argument on issues
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
distrust · outcry · contention · criticism · censorship · fact-check · rebuttal · testimony
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- propagandaBiased information for influence
fearmongering · scaremongering · rumor · myth · misconception · debunked · viral · influencer
hesitancy
Unwillingness to proceed
noncompliance · activist · protest · rally · advocate · opt-out · homeschool · holistic · grassroots · petition
debate
Formal argument on issues
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- backlashStrong negative reaction
skepticism · distrust · outcry · contention · criticism · censorship · fact-check · rebuttal · testimony · hearing
conspiracy
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
propaganda · fearmongering · scaremongering · rumor · myth · misconception · debunked · viral · influencer · sensationalism
- health stancesanti-vax, pro-life, pro-choice, anti-smoking, anti-alcohol
- medical skepticismquackery, pseudoscience, snake oil, miracle cures, junk science
vaccine, vaccination, vaccinate, vaccinated, vaccines, vaccinating, vaccinations, unvaccinated, vaccinators