antivaccination
Against preventive shots
Antivaccination describes opposition to vaccines or vaccination programs.
The stance ranges from skepticism about specific vaccines to blanket rejection of all immunization: antivaccination activists, antivaccination misinformation.
The shortened form anti-vax is more common in casual usage.
As a noun, antivaccination refers to the movement itself.
Absence of confidence
- hesitancyUnwillingness to proceed
- doubtLack of firm belief
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
wariness · caution · cynicism · misgivings · uncertainty · anxiety · concern · fear
One rejecting vaccinations
- activismDirect effort for reform
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
refusal · resistance · exemption · noncompliance · liberties · freedom · opt-out · grassroots
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
myths · rumors · quackery · falsehoods · scaremongering · fearmongering · distortion · debunked
Formal authoritative directive
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- exemptionRelease from requirement
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
compliance · government · constitutional · penalty · fine · ban · restriction · passport
Sudden eruption of trouble
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- measlesContagious viral rash illness
- polioParalytic viral infection
whooping-cough · epidemiology · containment · quarantine · exposure · vulnerability
distrust
Absence of confidence
- hesitancyUnwillingness to proceed
- doubtLack of firm belief
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
suspicion · wariness · caution · cynicism · misgivings · uncertainty · anxiety · concern · fear · apprehension
anti-vaxxer
One rejecting vaccinations
- activismDirect effort for reform
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
opposition · refusal · resistance · exemption · noncompliance · liberties · freedom · opt-out · grassroots · mobilization
conspiracy
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- propagandaBiased information for influence
disinformation · myths · rumors · quackery · falsehoods · scaremongering · fearmongering · distortion · debunked · Wakefield
mandate
Formal authoritative directive
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- exemptionRelease from requirement
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
enforcement · compliance · government · constitutional · penalty · fine · ban · restriction · passport
outbreak
Sudden eruption of trouble
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- measlesContagious viral rash illness
polio · whooping-cough · epidemiology · containment · quarantine · exposure · vulnerability
antivaccinationpro-vaccination
Favoring preventive inoculation
pro-vaccine · provaccination · pro-vax · provaccine · pro-vaxxer