anti-vaxxer

anti-vaxxer

One who is opposed to the administering of vaccines, especially to children. "Vaxx" is short for "vaccine." Anti-vaxxers usually believe that vaccines are linked to illness.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • anti
  • anti-vax
  • as opposed to
  • oppose
  • a woman's place is in the home
  • seeing is believing
  • NINA
  • pervert the course of justice
  • rough justice
  • (someone) started it
References in periodicals archive
One expert believes the "anti-vaxxer" movement has a lot to do with it.
HPV Vaccination Rate in U.S. Girls Has Stalled
The latter claims a measles vaccination gave her son autism, and this unfounded allegation is now cited by anti-vaxxer parents as the main reason for not allowing their children to be vaccinated against measles.
Vaccination: Should Parents Really Worry For Their Children?
Whether intentional or not, those doctors are often seen as endorsing anti-vaxxer beliefs," Dr.
Forty-Five Percent of American Adults Doubt Vaccine Safety
I am now spearheading new initiatives: Pakistan will counter the anti-vaxxer's campaign by launching a campaign targeting public perception in November this year.
Polio eradication: culture eats strategy for lunch!
Stoller is a noted anti-vaxxer who has been prominently praised by parents on Google for providing such exemptions.
From the Publisher
While Williamson drew recent attention for her anti-vaxxer comments, there have been other controversies surrounding her. 
Democratic Hopeful Marianne Williamson In The Spotlight Ahead Of Debate
In an Instagram post, Biel argued that she was not "anti-vaxxer" but was opposing legislation to tighten up California immunisation laws.
Jessica Biel faces criticism as she opposes vaccine bill
That means most unvaccinated kids have to wait until they turn 18 to overrule anti-vaxxer parents--but there are exceptions.
Meet the Teens Who Want To Get Vaccinated Against Their Parents' Wishes: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A KID RAISED BY "ALL-NATURAL" PARENTS WANTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENT CHOICE?
We've probably all heard the term "anti-vaxxer" in recent years - as far back as when former doctor Andrew Wakefield's research apparently found a link between the MMR vaccine and autism.
Social media can be as dangerous and contagious as measles; There must be a vaccination against the harm it can do
From the responses I have seen on social media to posts about this study by people trying to allay anti-vaxxer's fears, I suspect that even this will not be enough to turn the tide.
Anti-vaxx--wilful ignorance or misunderstanding?
A small portion of the anti-vaxxer community believes these ailments are just part of childhood, and kids are just better off working through it.
THE REEMERGENCE OF THE VACCINE DEBATE
Anti-vaxxer parents blamed after mumps in Merseyside increases by more than 500%
Nurses' neglect, lies and cover ups that put a patient at risk of coma and death; Beverly Palmer claimed she had taken insulin readings when she hadn't - leaving her patient at risk
The culprits: weak government health warnings and barrio penetration, and a rash of fake vaccines and anti-vaxxer false news.
With personality-based politics, expect junking of party-mates
Australia has denied entry to other foreigners on character grounds, among them troubled R&B singer Chris Brown, convicted classified document leaker Chelsea Manning, anti-vaxxer Kent Heckenlively and Gavin McInnes, founder of the all-male far-right group Proud Boys.
R. Kelly announces Australia tour
In particular, we examine how the label "anti-vaxxer" was applied broadly to account for any and all parents opposed to or anxious about vaccines.
MEASLES, MORAL REGULATION AND THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF RISK: MEDIA NARRATIVES OF "ANTI-VAXXERS" AND THE 2015 DISNEYLAND OUTBREAK