Definition of anti-vax in English:
anti-vax
adjective
informalOpposed to vaccination.
- ‘anti-vax parents’
- ‘We also want them to get the jab and challenge anti-vax fake news.’
- ‘My co-author and I would love to help parents understand why anti-vax claims are wrong.’
- ‘One doctor isn't afraid to point a finger right at the anti-vax movement.’
- ‘I am not here to convince the anti-vax champions regarding the merits of vaccination.’
- ‘Anti-vax sentiments have, in fact, been around since Edward Jenner first demonstrated the effectiveness of the smallpox vaccine in the late 18th century.’
- ‘Growing numbers of malcontents, the anti-vax campaigners, allied increasingly with the Tea Party movement in the US, detest their government's directives on vaccination.’
- ‘The behaviour of the anti-vax movement is appalling on all levels.’
- ‘Anti-vax messaging has been spread by a number of French groups including the Gilet Jaunes ( Yellow Vest ) protest movement.’
- ‘But anti-vax campaigns remain a dangerous obstacle in convincing some people to take a vaccine.’
- ‘In November she wrote to the culture secretary calling for the government to clamp down on platforms that host "anti-vax" content.’
Pronunciation
Origin
Mid 19th century (as noun anti-vack or anti-vacc): from anti- + an abbreviation of vaccination (see vax).
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