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Merriam-Webster's Definition of "Anti-Vaxxer" Has Not Changed
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Over the past few weeks, social media users have been sharing the claim that Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary has updated their definition of “anti-vaxxer” in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their current definition of the term is “a person who opposes vaccination or laws that mandate vaccination.”
Users have shared the claim with alarm and outrage. One post interpreted this definition as if it states that people who oppose vaccinations are criminals: “Now people who oppose vaccinations are breaking the law?” it asked.
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