pro-vaxxer

• pro-vaxer

From pro-vax +‎ -er or pro- +‎ vax +‎ -er. Equivalent to pro- +‎ vaxxer.

pro-vaxxer (plural pro-vaxxers)

1. (informal) A vaccinationist; one who supports vaccination.
   • 2019 April 26, Andre Spicer, “Measles is on the march again – but scare tactics won’t improve vaccination rates”, in The Guardian‎:

     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:

     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.

   Synonyms: vaccinationist, pro-vaccinationist, (informal) vaxxer

   Antonym: (informal) anti-vaxxer