antivax
Against protective injections
Antivax describes opposition to vaccines or vaccination, typically rooted in skepticism about their safety or efficacy: antivax sentiment, antivax movement.
The term gained prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic but predates it.
An antivaxxer is a person who holds such views.
Often used dismissively by those who support vaccination.
Separation into opposing extremes
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- divisionSplitting into parts
- outrageFierce moral indignation
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
protest · boycott · clash · confrontation · defiance · discord · dissent · dispute
Sudden eruption of trouble
- measlesContagious viral rash illness
- pertussisBacterial respiratory infection
- polioParalytic viral infection
- herd immunityWidespread resistance protecting all
immunocompromised · vulnerable · mumps · rubella · epidemic · infection · public health · mortality
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
fake news · propaganda · rumor · falsehood · quackery · scaremongering · denialism · Wakefield
Absence of confidence
- doubtLack of firm belief
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
wariness · uncertainty · misgivings · resistance · reluctance · concern · fear · anxiety
polarization
Separation into opposing extremes
opposition · protest · boycott · clash · confrontation · defiance · discord · dissent · dispute · fringe
outbreak
Sudden eruption of trouble
- measlesContagious viral rash illness
- pertussisBacterial respiratory infection
- polioParalytic viral infection
herd immunity · immunocompromised · vulnerable · mumps · rubella · epidemic · infection · public health · mortality · hospitalization
conspiracy
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
hoax · fake news · propaganda · rumor · falsehood · quackery · scaremongering · denialism · Wakefield · debunked
distrust
Absence of confidence
- doubtLack of firm belief
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
suspicion · wariness · uncertainty · misgivings · resistance · reluctance · concern · fear · anxiety · needle phobia
- pseudosciencehomeopathy, astrology, phrenology, numerology, palmistry
- skepticismdoubt, skeptic, doubts, debunker, doubtful
vaccination, immunization, vaccinating, vaccinations, unvaccinated, immunizations, anti-vaccine