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anti-vaccination

anti-vaccination

5.6
Against using vaccines
  • adjective
  • /ˌæn.tiˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
translation icon : antivacunas
  • Some parents hold anti-vaccination beliefs despite scientific evidence supporting vaccines.

Examples

  • Many anti-vaccination parents refuse to immunize their children.

  • Public health officials are concerned about the rise in anti-vaccination attitudes in certain communities.

  • The anti-vaccination campaign spread misinformation about the safety of childhood immunizations.

  • The anti-vaccination movement has gained traction in recent years.

  • Many parents in the neighborhood are anti-vaccination, choosing not to vaccinate their children against common diseases.

  • The anti-vaccination stance has led to increased outbreaks of preventable diseases in various regions.

  • Activists organized a rally to promote anti-vaccination views, arguing against government mandates for immunization.

Synonyms

anti-vaccine
vsanti-vaccination
1 5.6

Against using vaccines to prevent disease

is limited to opposing use or promotion rather than development

Surface Forms

anti-vaccination positive

Morphology

anti-vaccination = vaccination (transparent) = anti + vaccinate + ion

The meaning is directly built from anti- plus vaccination, so a learner who knows vaccination can infer 'opposed to vaccination'.

Etymology

Anti-vaccination combines anti- meaning 'against' and vaccine which comes from Latin vacca meaning 'cow', because the first vaccines came from cowpox. So, when something is called anti-vaccination, it means it is 'against' the use or promotion of vaccines.