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Definition of vaccine hesitancy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vaccine hesitancy

noun
 
/ˈvæksiːn hezɪtənsi/
 
/ˈvæksiːn hezɪtənsi/
[uncountable]
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  1. the fact of being slow and unwilling to accept vaccines (= a substance that is put into the blood to protect the body from a disease)
    • In the face of widespread misinformation, a strategy to combat vaccine hesitancy is urgently needed.
    compare anti-vaxTopics Healthcarec2
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