"pro-vaccine" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From pro- + vaccine. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|pro-|vaccine}} pro- + vaccine Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pro-vaccine (not comparable)
  1. Supporting vaccines and vaccination. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: pro-vaccination, pro-vax [informal], provaccine

Alternative forms

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