Meaning of anti-vaccination | Babel Free

Definitions

Opposing vaccines and vaccination.

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“In addition to being anti-biotechnology, there are also many anti-vaccination groups active around the globe. Many of them are playing on society's trend to embrace zero risk⟳ on any technology. These groups capitalise on the internet and various rapid communication methods to spread⟳ the message in a very subtle and forceful way.”

“We argued above that provaccination advocates would be more likely to use⟳ scientific studies and evidence of VPDs when compared to antivaccination advocates. While we did not assess the types of information sources people use⟳ for this issue⟳, those with high levels of belief in vaccinations would at least be more open⟳ to the scientific literature on this topic.”

“This tactic should not be surprising given that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. served as a producer on “Vaxxed II.” A recent study⟳ found Kennedy’s anti-vaccination organization, the World Mercury Project, was one of two groups responsible for 54 percent of anti-vaccine advertisements on Facebook.”

“The study⟳, which mapped the vaccine conversation on Facebook during the 2019 measles outbreak, found that there were nearly three times as many active anti-vaccination communities as pro-vaccination communities. In addition, they found that while pro-vaccine pages tended to have⟳ more followers, anti-vaccine pages were faster-growing.”

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