A person opposed to the use of vaccines citing insignificant outliers on other non-scientific research to support their position.
Anti-vaxxers on Twitter cite studies they don't understand and articles from sites like Mercola, Natural News and Stephanie Seneff's.
Anti-vaxxers lack comprehension of basic immunology, biology and human decency.
Anti-vaxxers lack comprehension of basic immunology, biology and human decency.
by Palamino Princess August 28, 2015
A person dead set on listening to conspiracy theories about "Big Pharma" and ignoring all evidence to the contrary. Hallmarks of your typical anti-vaxxer include a staggeringly overinflated ego, pervasive selfishness, and insistence that they know more than real doctors/researchers because they read mommy blogs. An anti-vaxxer is also likely to view children as their property with no medical rights of their own (MY child, MY choice).
Joe: Why do things like measles and pertussis still kill people today?
Martha: Because anti-vaxxers only care about themselves and their "rights" to control their children. Science has eradicated these diseases - it's too bad it's fashionable for anti-vaxxers to flout science and make their children suffer with preventable diseases.
Martha: Because anti-vaxxers only care about themselves and their "rights" to control their children. Science has eradicated these diseases - it's too bad it's fashionable for anti-vaxxers to flout science and make their children suffer with preventable diseases.
by Tess of the d'Ubershills August 27, 2015
Someone who eschews legitimate scientific research and the advice of most of the medical community, putting unsuspecting others in harm's way.
Her ignorance led her to become an anti-vaxxer despite current scientific literature running contrary to her beliefs.
by RagnarPickles August 28, 2015
A person who subscribes to the delusional belief, counter to the consensus of the scientific community, that vaccine use is unnecessary and/or unhealthy.
by Trybutez August 28, 2015
Empirically, a science denialist. Rejecting the overwhelming evidence against their views, they prefer to see children suffer preventable diseases.
by Pie Fka August 27, 2015
A person who thinks that statements from people in Hollywood is more important than scientific consensus when it comes to health care.
by Alkanen August 27, 2015
Someone who does their own "research" and "draws their own conclusions" about vaccination if that research consists only of confirmation of their pre-existing biases and drawing their own conclusion means subscribing to whatever fearmongering conspiracy is popular at that particular moment
John thinks that vaccines cause autism after using anti-vaxxer sites as his sole source of information
by TempestasTenebrosus August 27, 2015