antivaxxers
Needle-averse crusaders
Antivaxxers are people who oppose vaccination, typically believing vaccines cause harm or that mandates violate personal freedom.
The term emerged during debates over childhood immunizations and gained wider use during the COVID-19 pandemic: The school board meeting was packed with antivaxxers.
Often used dismissively by those who support vaccination.
Also spelled anti-vaxxers.
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- fake newsIntentionally deceptive media content
- mythsTraditional untrue narratives
hoax · fearmongering · propaganda · quackery · charlatanism · denialism · falsehoods · debunked
Protective medical injection
- measlesContagious viral rash illness
- polioParalytic viral infection
- immunityProtected from harm
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
outbreak · epidemic · pandemic · herd immunity · tetanus · hepatitis · influenza · whooping cough
Absence of confidence
- hesitancyUnwillingness to proceed
- doubtLack of firm belief
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
wariness · government distrust · side effects · ingredients · thimerosal · aluminum · natural immunity · informed choice
Direct effort for reform
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- rallyGathering for a cause
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
petition · boycott · grassroots · coalition · parental choice · medical freedom · informed consent · demonstrations
Formal argument on issues
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- divisionSplitting into parts
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- outrageFierce moral indignation
conflict · social ostracism · deplatforming · free speech · litigation · religious exemptions
conspiracy
Clandestine coordinated scheming
- pseudoscienceBogus methodology posing as factual
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- fake newsIntentionally deceptive media content
myths · hoax · fearmongering · propaganda · quackery · charlatanism · denialism · falsehoods · debunked · discredited
immunization
Protective medical injection
disease · outbreak · epidemic · pandemic · herd immunity · tetanus · hepatitis · influenza · whooping cough · boosters
distrust
Absence of confidence
questioning · wariness · government distrust · side effects · ingredients · thimerosal · aluminum · natural immunity · informed choice · risk assessment
activism
Direct effort for reform
lobbying · petition · boycott · grassroots · coalition · parental choice · medical freedom · informed consent · demonstrations · online communities
debate
Formal argument on issues
- polarizationSeparation into opposing extremes
- divisionSplitting into parts
- backlashStrong negative reaction
outrage · conflict · social ostracism · deplatforming · free speech · litigation · religious exemptions
antivaxxerspro-vaxxers
Immunization supporters
vaxxers · vaccinators · pediatricians · immunologists · epidemiologists
antivaxxersmedical professionals
Licensed healthcare practitioners
vaccine, vaccination, vaccinate, vaccinating, unvaccinated, vaccinates, antivax, revaccination, anti-vaccine