vaccine hesitant

adjective

variants or vaccine-hesitant

vak-ˈsēn-ˈhe-zə-tənt

ˈvak-ˌsēn-

: characterized by reluctance or refusal to have oneself or one's children vaccinated

vaccine hesitant adults

Among the 18% of Iowans who identify as vaccine-hesitant, about half cited uncertainty about vaccine side effects as the source of their reluctance …—

Bennett Goldstein

Word History

First Known Use

2005, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of vaccine hesitant was in 2005

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“Vaccine hesitant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaccine%20hesitant. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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