pro-vaxxer

plural pro-vaxxers · alternative pro-vaxer · alternative provaxxer

1. informalA vaccinationist; one who supports vaccination.

   More facts, better education and less fake news are a start. But such strategies alone are unlikely to break through social media bubbles. One study of 2.6 million Facebook users found that anti-vaxxers and pro-vaxxers tend to gravitate towards others who share their views.

   2019 April 26, Andre Spicer, “Measles is on the march again – but scare tactics won’t improve vaccination rates”, in The Guardian

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   One proposal, a favorite of anti-vaxxers, would require doctors to make vaccine package inserts available to families, in the expectation, pro-vaxxers say, that the list of chemical ingredients and possible side effects–included on all inserts for all drugs–would scare parents into saying no.

   2019 June 13, Jeffrey Kluger, “'They’re Chipping Away.' Inside the Grassroots Effort to Fight Mandatory Vaccines”, in Time, archived from the original on 09 May 2020

   Synonyms: pro-jabber, vaccinationist, pro-vaccinationist, pro-vaccinator, vaxxer · Antonyms: anti-vaxxer