variants
or less commonly antivaccine
: opposed to the use of vaccines
A handful of parents and anti-vaccine activists told lawmakers … that they believe vaccines are responsible for countless cases of autism, learning disabilities and death.—
Jim Hughes
Jim Hughes… the rising global threat of antivaccine sentiments and vaccine misinformation contributed to the WHO [=World Health Organization] classifying vaccine hesitancy as a top ten global health threat in 2019 …—David M. Higgins and Sean T. O'Leary
David M. Higgins and Sean T. O'LearyExamples of anti-vaccine in a Sentence
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The anti-vaccine community, including the group formerly led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has spent years promoting the idea that mRNA vaccines for COVID regularly push tumors into overdrive.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
Nevertheless, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under anti-vaccine advocate and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr states without clear evidence that fluoride supplements harm children's microbiome and pose other health risks.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
As Kennedy’s anti-vaccine history demonstrates, truer words have never been spoken.
— Steven P. Grossman, Baltimore
Add your voice: Respond to this piece or other Sun content by submitting your own letter.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2025
At the agency, too, he’s made moves that support the anti-vaccine movement.
—Amanda Seitz, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Amid the deadliest measles outbreak in decades, the secretary has muddied his message about the importance of the measles shot in an effort to appeal to both the general public and anti-vaccine hard-liners.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 14 May 2025
She is not currently licensed as a doctor, failed to finish her surgical residency, and has voiced anti-vaccine opinions and embraced unproven alternative medicine, including advocating for raw milk and talking to trees.
—David Gilbert, Wired News, 9 May 2025
To the dismay of our nation's physicians, this movement now has a seat at the top of Health and Human Services (HHS) in RFK Jr., an anti-vaccine proponent.
—Scott A. Rivkees, Time, 6 May 2025
Siri was Kennedy’s lawyer during his 2024 presidential campaign and has represented prominent anti-vaccine activists in numerous lawsuits.
—Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2025
Nevertheless, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under anti-vaccine advocate and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr states without clear evidence that fluoride supplements harm children's microbiome and pose other health risks.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
As Kennedy’s anti-vaccine history demonstrates, truer words have never been spoken.
— Steven P. Grossman, Baltimore
Add your voice: Respond to this piece or other Sun content by submitting your own letter.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2025
At the agency, too, he’s made moves that support the anti-vaccine movement.
—Amanda Seitz, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Amid the deadliest measles outbreak in decades, the secretary has muddied his message about the importance of the measles shot in an effort to appeal to both the general public and anti-vaccine hard-liners.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 14 May 2025
She is not currently licensed as a doctor, failed to finish her surgical residency, and has voiced anti-vaccine opinions and embraced unproven alternative medicine, including advocating for raw milk and talking to trees.
—David Gilbert, Wired News, 9 May 2025
To the dismay of our nation's physicians, this movement now has a seat at the top of Health and Human Services (HHS) in RFK Jr., an anti-vaccine proponent.
—Scott A. Rivkees, Time, 6 May 2025
Siri was Kennedy’s lawyer during his 2024 presidential campaign and has represented prominent anti-vaccine activists in numerous lawsuits.
—Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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“Anti-vaccine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vaccine. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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