Term:Anti-vaxxer

Related terms

• (believes in) big pharma conspiracy and plandemic
• (does not believe in) COVID-19 pandemic existence
• (is against) coronavirus vaccine, restrictions
• (calls others/is called) covidiot(s)

Normative

The concept is absent from the corpus.

Research

Definition/description

Taken as a whole, the research identifies anti-vaxxer and members of online communities favouring conspiracy theories as sources or propagators of misinformation, with discussions tending to revolve around rhetorical and personal arguments that induce negative emotions (fear, anger, sadness).

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953619305465?via%3Dihub

Examples

Given the dangers of such anti-vaxxer narratives, the default would understandably be to dismiss such quackery and restate the science.

Source: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30427-X/fulltext

Collocations

• anti-vaxxer movement
• anti-vaxxer narratives
• to identify anti-vaxxer

Keyness

>1000

Note

There are only 5 results in total in the concordance search for “anti-vaxxer”.

Press

Variants and synonyms

• anti-vax
• anti-vaxx

Description

Anti-vaxxers who refuse COVID-19 jab could be banned from pubs, restaurants or their workplace.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9156901/Anti-vaxxers-refuse-COVID-19-jab-banned-pubs-restaurants-workplace.html

Examples

Boris Johnson says anti-vaxxers 'totally wrong in their approach'.

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-covid-tier-system-lockdown-new-rules-vaccine/

Collocations

• angry anti-vaxxers
• anti-vax protestors
• anti-vax sentiment
• anti-vax trolls
• anti-vax group
• anti-vax messages
• anti-vax campaign
• anti-vaxx protest
• anti-vaxx messages
• anti-vaxx gropus

Keyness

• anti-vaxxer: 153
• anti-vax: 158
• anti-vaxx: 401

Note

With the exception of "anti-vax group" (3 occurrences) and "anti-vaxx messages" (2 occurrences), all other collocations listed have one occurrence each only.

Comments

Description

Something to keep in mind is that not everyone who is an anti-vaxxer is against vaccines, per se.

Source: unknown

Examples

The majority have had enough of you anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists spouting nonsense.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10270943/Vaccines-Minister-says-Brits-probably-need-annual-booster.html#comments

Collocations

• determined anti-vaxxer

Keyness

36