anti-vax

adjective

an·ti-vax

ˌan-tē-ˈvaks,

ˌan-ˌtī-

variants or less commonly antivax

: anti-vaccination

Aggressive anti-vax campaigns claiming that vaccines are unsafe and can lead to autism—a theory long disproven—drive much of the vaccine hesitancy worldwide.—

Lily Hyde

The governor, who works hard to straddle the line between being antivax and merely being the friend of the anti-vaxxers, didn't mention the word "vaccine" in his address …—

News-Journal (Daytona Beach, Florida)

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Among those who criticized Levi's comments was Tony award-winning Broadway actor Norbert Leo Butz, who slammed the actor for using Creel's death to promote an anti-vax agenda. —

EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024 But not all crunchy or scrunchy moms are completely anti-vax, Dunne said. —

Sydney Lake, Fortune Well, 4 Dec. 2024 Trump's pick for health agencies has history of anti-vax views. —

Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2024 The Trump campaign has gone all-in on Kennedy's views in recent weeks, embracing his anti-vax rhetoric and suggesting that a vaccine ban could happen during a second Trump presidency. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-vax