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pro-vax

pro-vax adjective: supporting vaccines and vaccination.

Adjective

pro-vax (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Supporting vaccines and vaccination.
    • 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
    • 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

Synonyms of pro-vax

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Forms of pro-vax

alternative formprovax
alternative formprovaxx
alternative formpro-vaxx

Origin of pro-vax

From pro- + vax.

Questions about pro-vax

What does pro-vax mean?
Pro-vax means supporting vaccines and vaccination.
What part of speech is pro-vax?
Pro-vax is an adjective.

Words near pro-vax in the dictionary

  1. pro-vaccinationist
  2. pro-vaccinationists
  3. pro-vaccinator
  4. pro-vaccinators
  5. pro-vaccine
  6. pro-vax
  7. pro-vaxer
  8. pro-vaxx
  9. pro-vaxxer
  10. pro-vaxxers
  11. pro-vaxxing

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