a person who opposes vaccination/immunization, claiming that the practice is harmful. the term typically carries a derogatory connotation, implying both science illiteracy and a failure to think critically.
We can thank the anti-vaxxers and their ill-informed propaganda for the resurgence in measles and other preventable diseases in the 21st century.
by synthesist August 28, 2015
Someone who does not know what the definition of "research" is, has a Google phd, is anti-science or lacks the critical thinking skills to determine real science from pseudoscience, and parrots other people's ill-informed conclusions about vaccination.
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by Youarenotawake August 28, 2015
by ShillNation345 August 28, 2015
Someone who thinks searching Google and reading blogs provides a better education than years of medical school, studying for board exams, and medical practice.
by turtlegirl784 August 27, 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
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