pro-vaxxer
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From pro-vax + -er or pro- + vax + -er. Equivalent to pro- + vaxxer.
Noun edit
pro-vaxxer (plural pro-vaxxers)
- (informal) A vaccinationist; one who supports vaccination.
- Synonyms: pro-jabber, vaccinationist, (informal) pro-vaccinationist, pro-vaccinator, vaxxer
- Antonym: (informal) anti-vaxxer
- 2019 April 26, Andre Spicer, “Measles is on the march again – but scare tactics won’t improve vaccination rates”, in The Guardian[1]:
- 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 June 13, Jeffrey Kluger, “'They’re Chipping Away.' Inside the Grassroots Effort to Fight Mandatory Vaccines”, in Time[2]:
- 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.