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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But ideas QAnon helped popularize, like the idea of a battle against an evil deep state, and anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, have become common ideas on the right.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
Along with Andrew Wakefield—who galvanized the modern anti-vax movement with a study that falsely alleged a link between the MMR vaccine and autism, Kennedy is one of the highest-profile figures in the global anti-vaccine movement.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The group spent nearly $17 million on efforts including legal battles and anti-vaccine advocacy, an increase of about 25% from the year before.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Siri went on to defend Kennedy, who has made several anti-vaccine comments in the past.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
The new policy in Louisiana was implemented as some politicians have promoted false information about vaccines and as President-elect Donald Trump seeks to have anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
—Rosemary Westwood, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
His decades of anti-vaccine rhetoric could work against him.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Despite the family connections, Democrats have raised alarms in response to Kennedy’s nomination, pointing to his history of anti-vaccine rhetoric.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Before Facebook banned anti-vaccine advertisements, Children’s Health Defense was one of the primary funders of such messaging.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
Along with Andrew Wakefield—who galvanized the modern anti-vax movement with a study that falsely alleged a link between the MMR vaccine and autism, Kennedy is one of the highest-profile figures in the global anti-vaccine movement.
—Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The group spent nearly $17 million on efforts including legal battles and anti-vaccine advocacy, an increase of about 25% from the year before.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Siri went on to defend Kennedy, who has made several anti-vaccine comments in the past.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
The new policy in Louisiana was implemented as some politicians have promoted false information about vaccines and as President-elect Donald Trump seeks to have anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
—Rosemary Westwood, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
His decades of anti-vaccine rhetoric could work against him.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Despite the family connections, Democrats have raised alarms in response to Kennedy’s nomination, pointing to his history of anti-vaccine rhetoric.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Before Facebook banned anti-vaccine advertisements, Children’s Health Defense was one of the primary funders of such messaging.
—Robert Schmad, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024
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