anti-vax
adjective
an·ti-vax
ˌan-tē-ˈvaks 
ˌan-ˌtī-
ˌan-ˌtī-
variants
or less commonly antivax
: anti-vaccination
Aggressive anti-vax campaigns claiming that vaccines are unsafe and can lead to autism—a theory long disproven—drive much of the vaccine hesitancy worldwide.—
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Lily HydeThe governor, who works hard to straddle the line between being antivax and merely being the friend of the anti-vaxxers, didn't mention the word "vaccine" in his address …—News-Journal (Daytona Beach, Florida)
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But singles in the anti-vax community say for them the events are about connecting with people—potentially future partners—who, above all, believe in bodily autonomy.
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Jason Parham,
Wired News,
6 June 2026
Joe Schwarcz, director of the Office for Science and Society at McGill University in Montreal, strongly criticized Madej’s extreme anti-vax comments in a column that ran shortly before the Tennessee man’s death.
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Phoebe Quinton,
AJC.com,
1 June 2026
This fed an anti-vax movement that flummoxed an administration which hadn’t imagined its breadth or power.
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Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
Bigtree, whose father is a minister, used his speech to embrace the anti-vax label, even calling God an anti-vaxxer.
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Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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Jason Parham,
Wired News,
6 June 2026
Joe Schwarcz, director of the Office for Science and Society at McGill University in Montreal, strongly criticized Madej’s extreme anti-vax comments in a column that ran shortly before the Tennessee man’s death.
—
Phoebe Quinton,
AJC.com,
1 June 2026
This fed an anti-vax movement that flummoxed an administration which hadn’t imagined its breadth or power.
—
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
Bigtree, whose father is a minister, used his speech to embrace the anti-vax label, even calling God an anti-vaxxer.
—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Anti-vax.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vax. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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