antivaccinationists
Against preventive shots
Antivaccinationists are people who oppose vaccination, whether for themselves, their children, or society generally.
The term dates to the nineteenth century, when smallpox vaccination first became widespread and then mandatory in some places.
Modern antivaccinationists often cite concerns about side effects, government overreach, or pharmaceutical industry motives: Antivaccinationists protested outside the health department.
The shorter term anti-vaxxer now dominates casual usage.
Formal argument on issues
- public healthCommunity-level disease prevention
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- outbreaksSudden widespread occurrences
- measlesContagious viral rash illness
herd immunity · medical ethics · exemptions · school policy · religious exemption · litigation · legislation · court cases
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- fearmongeringDeliberately spreading exaggerated threats
propaganda · hoax · denialism · myths · debunked · quackery · anecdotal · unsubstantiated
Direct effort for reform
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- rallyGathering for a cause
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
advocacy · resistance · boycott · anti-establishment · noncompliance · organizing · coalition · petition
Those who doubt claims
- dissentersOpponents of prevailing views
- objectorsPeople who formally disagree
- criticsThose who evaluate work
- contrariansHabitual position opposers
resisters · refusers · holdouts · hesitant · questioners · detractors · influencers · spokespeople
debate
Formal argument on issues
- public healthCommunity-level disease prevention
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- outbreaksSudden widespread occurrences
measles · herd immunity · medical ethics · exemptions · school policy · religious exemption · litigation · legislation · court cases · quarantine
conspiracy
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
fearmongering · propaganda · hoax · denialism · myths · debunked · quackery · anecdotal · unsubstantiated · natural immunity
activism
Direct effort for reform
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- rallyGathering for a cause
lobbying · advocacy · resistance · boycott · anti-establishment · noncompliance · organizing · coalition · petition · outreach
skeptics
Those who doubt claims
- dissentersOpponents of prevailing views
- objectorsPeople who formally disagree
- criticsThose who evaluate work
contrarians · resisters · refusers · holdouts · hesitant · questioners · detractors · influencers · spokespeople · parents
antivaccinationistsepidemiologists
Researchers of disease distribution