anti-vaccinationn.adj.
/ˌantɪvaksᵻˈneɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)iˌvæksəˈneɪʃən/, /ˌænˌtaɪˌvæksəˈneɪʃən/, /ˌæn(t)əˌvæksəˈneɪʃən/ A. n.
Opposition to vaccination.Now much less common than the adjectival sense B.
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1807 Monthly Rev. Feb. 209 This great champion of anti-vaccination was, in all instances of apparent failure, satisfied with the mere assertion of the party concerned.
1911 G. B. Shaw Doctor's Dilemma iii. 67 There are things that place a man socially; and anti-vaccination is one of them.
2021 Herald Sun (Melbourne) 20 Aug. The board had made it clear promoting anti-vaccination went against its code of conduct and any such material should be removed from clinics.
B. adj.
Opposed to vaccination.
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1849 Ohio Med. & Surg. Jrnl. Sept. 73 The anti-vaccination society called upon the public to suppress the cruel, despotic tyranny of forcing cow-pox misery on the innocent babes of the poor.
1927 B. J. Stern Social Factors Med. Progress v. 54 From the beginning of the controversy until the present, medical faddists have participated actively in anti-vaccination campaigns.
2008 B. Goldacre Bad Sci. xv. 276 In an article from Scientific American in 1888 you can find the very same arguments which modern antivaccination campaigners continue to use today.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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