anti-vaccineadj.
/ˌantɪˈvaksiːn/, /ˌantɪˈvaksɪn/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)iˌvækˈsin/, /ˌænˌtaɪˌvækˈsin/, /ˌæn(t)əˌvækˈsin/, /ˌæn(t)iˈvækˌsin/, /ˌænˌtaɪˈvækˌsin/, /ˌæn(t)əˈvækˌsin/ Opposed to vaccines or vaccination.
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1806 Universal Mag. Feb. 148/1 The subject of the anti-vaccine publications were [sic] discussed.
1882 N. Carolina Med. Jrnl. Apr. 202 The favorite anti-vaccine theory is that small-pox is merely a result of bad drainage and neglect of ordinary sanitary precaution.
1984 N.Y. Times 19 Dec. c1 It's not that we're antivaccine. But from the standpoint of parents, even one child who is severely injured is too many.
2021 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 2 May a9/1 The truth is there is no major religion that prohibits vaccinations... The argument has really very little to do with religion and everything to do with the anti-vaccine, vaccine choice movement.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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