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pro-vax en · ADJ

Etymology

From pro- + vax.

Meanings

  1. (informal, not-comparable) Supporting vaccines and vaccination.
    • The most aggressive of the groups are not just demonstrating but also actively challenging pro-vax legislators, running candidates against them in primaries. […] Even when pro-vax bills do get signed into law, there is no guarantee the anti-vaccine activists will go along. 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:
    • And, indeed, fashion is already doing its part in the form of pro-vaxx and anti-vaxx T-shirts. […] Pro-vaxx T-shirts are harder to find, but are arguably more stylish and sassy. A cute retro design from Spreadshirt recommends: "Love your kids. Have them shot." 2015 January 21, Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, “How Fashion Helped Defeat 18th-Century Anti-Vaxxers”, in The Atlantic:

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Antonyms

anti-vaccination · anti-vaxxing · anti-vax · anti-vaccine

Relateds

pro-vaxxer · pro-vaccinator · pro-vaccinationist

Synonyms

pro-vaccine · pro-vaxxing · pro-vaccination