by doctor douche October 10, 2015
Get the anti-vaxxer mug.Someone who rejects medical advice and scientific consensus about the efficacy and safety of vaccinations. Typically pairs with anti-government paranoia, anti-corporate sentiment, conspiracy theories, and the "appeal to nature" fallacy. Anti-vaxxers also spawned the movement of autism-trutherism, which claims that autism is caused as a response to adjuvants found in vaccinations.
While there are several common schools of thought among anti-vaxxer circles, specific claims will often change about why vaccinations are harmful. The anti-vaxxer will single out benign ingredients as being particularly toxic regardless of its concentration, or sometimes that inoculation itself is a sham practice and was never necessary. Many anti-vaxxers instead champion "natural immunity," which involves actually contracting the disease that is vaccinated against in hope that they will be less susceptible to it in the future.
Tactics often include the "argument from ignorance," the "appeal to nature," and "begging the question."
While there are several common schools of thought among anti-vaxxer circles, specific claims will often change about why vaccinations are harmful. The anti-vaxxer will single out benign ingredients as being particularly toxic regardless of its concentration, or sometimes that inoculation itself is a sham practice and was never necessary. Many anti-vaxxers instead champion "natural immunity," which involves actually contracting the disease that is vaccinated against in hope that they will be less susceptible to it in the future.
Tactics often include the "argument from ignorance," the "appeal to nature," and "begging the question."
My kid got measles from Disneyland because a bunch of unvaccinated kids showed up. Stupid anti-vaxxer parents are killing kids!
by Molasseswar October 10, 2015
Get the Anti-vaxxer mug.One who spent 20 minutes reading titles from a google search and now believes they are better educated than doctors who spend 10 years combined in medical school and residency. Synonym: Dunning-Kruger.
The anti-vaxxer spent 20 minutes Googling and decided they knew more than doctors who spend their entire lives studying the subject.
by VicRMCX October 11, 2015
Get the Anti-vaxxer mug.1: "Ewww! All these people without a mask, I bet they're not even vaccinated like me! I'm so much better than them."
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2: "You're such a vaxxhole, 1."
by yayyyyy me! March 14, 2021
Get the Vaxxhole mug.A person who supports appropriate vaccinations based on their understanding of science-based medicine, reputable peer-reviewed journal articles, and overwhelming scientific consensus. These people vehemently reject claims based on feelings, anecdotal data, mommy-bloggers, Google University graduates, the crapumentary Vaxxed, and all other forms of woofuckery, in general.
by Real Dr. P January 1, 2019
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Someone who trusts the medical advances that have helped to eliminate some deadly illnesses and greatly reduce the presence and deadliness of others.
Someone who doesn't shill for the baby coffin industry.
Someone who trusts the medical advances that have helped to eliminate some deadly illnesses and greatly reduce the presence and deadliness of others.
Someone who doesn't shill for the baby coffin industry.
Juniper: "I don't believe in poisoning my baby with vaccines. I'll just put potato slices in his socks and diffuse some fuckin dōTERRA® oils."
Pro-vaxxer: "Sounds like you're shilling for the baby coffin industry, but ok."
Pro-vaxxer: "Sounds like you're shilling for the baby coffin industry, but ok."
by PooOnShu January 1, 2019
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