"anti-vaccine" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From anti- + vaccine. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|anti-|vaccine}} anti- + vaccine Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} anti-vaccine (not comparable)
  1. Opposing vaccines and vaccination. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: anti-vaccination, anti-vaxxing, anti-vax [informal], antivaccine
    Sense id: en-anti-vaccine-en-adj-JEGaoxm1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-

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          "ref": "2009 January 13, Donald G. Mcneil Jr., “Book Is Rallying Resistance to the Antivaccine Crusade”, in New York Times",
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