Anti-vaccine activism
Activism against vaccination / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anti-vaccine activism, which collectively constitutes the "anti-vax" movement,[1] is organized activity to show opposition to vaccination, often designed to increase vaccine hesitancy by disseminating vaccine-based misinformation or active disinformation.[2] Although myths, conspiracy theories, misinformation and disinformation spread by the anti-vaccination movement and fringe doctors increase vaccine hesitancy and public debates around the medical, ethical, and legal issues related to vaccines, there is no serious hesitancy or debate within mainstream medical and scientific circles about the benefits of vaccination.[3]