"anti-vaxxerism" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2022, Anthony DiMaggio, “Vaccine Hucksterism: VAERS and the War on Medical Science”, in CounterPunch:",
          "text": "One of my experiences with anti-vaxxerism traces back to my spouse's concerns immediately after our first son was born (in 2010) that MMR vaccination might be linked to autism.",
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          "text": "The idea is to guide, manipulate, and herd them into the corral of ring-wing extremism. Anti-vaxxerism has been a more current theme. In this case, people were unified and mobilised to attend protest rallies against state-ordered Corona measures.",
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