antivaxxernoun [ C ]
uk/ˌæn.tiˈvæks.ər//-ɚ/mainly US informalsomeone who does not agree with vaccinating people (= giving them injections to prevent disease), especially parents who do not want their children to be vaccinated:
One antivaxxer changed her position when three of her children contracted whooping cough.
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Immunology & vaccination
- active immunity
- antibody
- antigen
- autoimmune
- gamma globulin
- immune
- immune response
- immune system
- immunity
- immunization
- immunize
- immunodeficiency
- immunosuppression
- interferon
- lymph
- T cell
- tolerance
- vaccinate
- vaccine
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