: opposed to vaccination
But state health officials and vaccine proponents have argued that unvaccinated children pose a health risk to others. They point to the recent measles outbreak in Johnson County and elsewhere, a disease that has reappeared since the anti-vaccination movement has grown.—
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Sarah RitterAnti-vaccination parents have slammed a new law that bans unimmunised children from kindergartens.—Thomas Duff
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This vaccine saved millions of lives and allowed Americans to return to work and school safely.
RFK Jr. helped spread anti-vaccination conspiracy theories, fueling a measles outbreak in Samoa that led to the deaths of 83 people, primarily infants and children.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
At the same time, anti-vaccination movements represented a reaction against Progressive successes in increasing government control over public health.
—Helen L. Murphey / Made By History, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
Kennedy’s anti-vaccination conspiracy theories already have deadly consequences.
—Dr. Dara Kass, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
By then, anti-vaccination protesters had occupied the grounds outside Parliament, and Ardern and her family were threatened with violence.
—Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
At the same time, anti-vaccination movements represented a reaction against Progressive successes in increasing government control over public health.
—Helen L. Murphey / Made By History, TIME, 29 Jan. 2025
Kennedy’s anti-vaccination conspiracy theories already have deadly consequences.
—Dr. Dara Kass, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025
By then, anti-vaccination protesters had occupied the grounds outside Parliament, and Ardern and her family were threatened with violence.
—Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Anti-vaccination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vaccination. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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