anti-vaxx
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Anti-vaxx describes opposition to vaccines or vaccination.
The term characterizes people who believe vaccines are dangerous, ineffective, or part of conspiracies, and who refuse them for themselves or their children: anti-vaxx parents, anti-vaxx misinformation.
The word carries dismissive connotations, implying the position ignores scientific consensus.
Also spelled anti-vax.
A person holding these views is an anti-vaxxer.
Unproven secret plot beliefs
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- mythsTraditional untrue narratives
- fake newsIntentionally deceptive media content
rumors · falsehoods · denialism · quackery · scaremongering · Wakefield · distortion · fearmongering
Formal argument on issues
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
- exemptionsReleases from obligation
- parental rightsLegal power over children
dissent · activism · protest · lobbying · backlash · dispute · contention · choice
Widespread resistance protecting all
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- measlesContagious viral rash illness
- mumpsViral gland inflammation
rubella · polio · pertussis · immunization · community health · child mortality · whooping cough · quarantine
conspiracy theories
Unproven secret plot beliefs
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- mythsTraditional untrue narratives
fake news · rumors · falsehoods · denialism · quackery · scaremongering · Wakefield · distortion · fearmongering · cherry-picking
debate
Formal argument on issues
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- mandatesAuthoritative commands or requirements
- exemptionsReleases from obligation
parental rights · dissent · activism · protest · lobbying · backlash · dispute · contention · choice · freedom
herd immunity
Widespread resistance protecting all
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- measlesContagious viral rash illness
mumps · rubella · polio · pertussis · immunization · community health · child mortality · whooping cough · quarantine · exposure risk
- Modern Trendscancel culture, doom scrolling, doomscrolling, echo chambers, fake news