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According to Merriam-Webster you are an anti-vaxxer if you oppose the use of some or all vaccines, or if you oppose vaccine mandates, or usually both[1]. So if
by octopoc 4y ago
According to Merriam-Webster you are an anti-vaxxer if you oppose the use of some or all vaccines, or if you oppose vaccine mandates, or usually both[1]. So if you oppose vaccinating healthy children then yeah, you are likely an anti-vaxxer. If you also oppose any vaccine mandates then you are definitely an anti-vaxxer.
[1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vaxxer https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vaxxer
- jhugo 4y agoBy that definition, "anti-vaxxer" is so broad as to be meaningless. Certainly useful as a way for people not caught up in its expansive definition to feel superior, I guess.
- blub 4y agoFrom your link: “ As a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the use of the term anti-vaxxer has both increased and broadened.” It used to refer to parents which completely refused to vaccinate their children. It has transformed into a weapon, like racist, fascist, etc and is used to silence and manipulate discourse.