Why are people choosing not to vaccinate their kids? There is no definitive answer to this, but in today's post-truth world, where misinformation and distrust of politicians and the media runs high, perhaps this is one area where people can feel that their personal choices matter. Opting out of vaccines may feel to some like a way of reasserting control over their family and their health, perhaps they find it easier to trust a misguided friend on social media than some distant politician who may or may not be on the payroll of 'big pharma.'
Either way, the anti-vaxxers movement is a dangerous, health risk causing trend, one that we here at Bored Panda are doing our best to highlight. With the battle for truth mainly fought online these days, it's only natural that anti-vaxx memes have become a potent weapon. Easily shareable, concise, humorous and savage, they are perfect fodder for the “TL-DR” generation and have become a common way to 'mock' the anti-vaccination crowd into modifying their behavior. Whether it works or not is another discussion, as we have seen in the past, people who feel under attack for their beliefs often double-down and solidify them in response. This is part of the reason why we have the least qualified President in the history of the United States, and political paralysis in the U.K.
Another thing to take into consideration with these memes is that they often carry an undercurrent of sexism with them; the savage roasts are targeted to the 'Anti-Vax Mom.' This mom is portrayed as dumb and naive, clutching her essential oils and a clean-eating regime, obsessed with her kids and suspicious of anything that isn't 'organic.' Presumably, all the dads in this scenario are ambivalent toward vaccinations, keeping quiet in the background while his shrill, unbearable wife makes a public spectacle of herself. Where are you all, Anti-Vaxx Dads?
No matter where you sit on this preventable diseases debate, the best memes we've collected below will give you a guilty chuckle. Dark, clever and merciless, they make their point loud and clear. But will they change anyone's minds? Only time will tell.
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He's Miraculously Healthy
The measles virus could, in theory, be killed off completely if we got our act together. Because humans are the only carriers of the virus and we have an effective vaccine, if we manage to vaccinate enough people, particularly in the developing world, the disease could soon be eradicated.
Sneaking Out To Get Shots
However, as we know, the anti-vax movement is proving to be a sticking point, one that is threatening to derail the progress made in developed countries.
Anti-Vaxxer Logic
Do You Need Another Smack?
In the U.S. for example, the vaccination rates for MMR are high, with 91% of children getting the shot. That's almost enough for herd immunity, meaning that the virus finds it nearly impossible to find enough people to infect, and serves as a protection for those who can't be immunized.
Healing Oils
This is kinda misleading since essential oils do literally nothing to prevent diseases, while that poor cheese puff is doing its best.
Germs Everywhere
But there are increasing 'hotspots,' areas where people are choosing to 'opt out' of vaccines for their children, and these areas are vulnerable to outbreaks. The recent outbreak in the Oregon/Washington State area is an example of this.
But Nothing's Changed
It's not only the U.S. where people are skipping readily-available vaccines; there were over 40,000 cases in Europe in 2018, a record in the vaccine era.
Top Scientists
The MMR vaccine covers 3 diseases: Measles, Mumps and Rubella. Children are recommended to take 2 doses of the vaccine, first between 12 and 15 months, and second between 4 and 6 years. Parents are often most concerned about the first dose, when their child is very young and supposedly more at risk of complications from the vaccine. It has been proven to be very safe however, a live but very weak version of the virus is given to stimulate antibodies, which then will protect the child in the future. Mild rashes and fevers can occur as side effects of the vaccine, but more severe reactions are so rare as to be virtually non-existent. The benefits of prevention massively outweigh the minuscule risks.
Preventable Diseases
The scary thing about measles is that it's so easy to transmit. As an airborne virus, it can be passed along through tiny droplets from the nose and mouth, and can survive for up to two hours on surfaces that have been coughed and sneezed upon. Because the symptoms don't appear for up to four days, a person can unknowingly walk around infecting people before they even know they have the virus. One person can quite easily transmit measles to up to 20 people before getting symptoms, which means that an un-immunized population faces a huge risk if an outbreak occurs. This is why it's so important to get vaccinated! Measles was officially eliminated in the U.S. but has been allowed to make a comeback, mainly due to lax laws and the rise of the anti-vax movement. Have fun browsing these memes but remember, this is a serious issue so do your research.
Why Complicate Things
A Good Business
House MD is an excellent, hilarious show, which, especially in the early episodes, focused on similar issues in the medical community, like anti-vaxxers and problems with antibiotics resistance.
Refusing To Vaccinate
Facts And Logic
Antivax Kids
Getting Vaccinated
Anti-Vaxxer Logic
We Are All The Same
But I Googled It!
Uneducated anti-vaxxer parents think their 8th grade education is better than hundreds of thousands of PhDs.
Normal vs. Anti-Vaxx
Not Interested In Evidence
Trust The Internet
I Want To Grow Old
Baby Shots
That's Enough For You
Catch Them All
Better Late Than Never
I was going to comment something sarcastic like 'oh wow these diseases are still around?", but then I checked online about this woman. Turns out that was her thinking, plus generic fear over vaccines. Many people think that these diseases are eliminated, so getting the shot is unnecessary, and they're scared by unsubstantiated rumours they're not equipped scientifically to understand. Both are wrong. These diseases still exist and they kill, and the science behind vaccines is simple. Dare to read about it, and it's game over for anti-vaxxers.
I am 38, I wasn't given the MMR vaccine. Not due to my parents though! My dad had severe allergies, eczema & asthma. When I was born I also had all three. The MMR vaccine has/then had an egg base & one of my dad's worst allergies was to eggs. I had reacted to other vaccines, but could eat eggs. The doctor would not give me the vaccine due to my dad's allergy & my having similar medical issues & minor reactions to other vaccines. I got mumps twice. One side at a time, which was delightful. I got rubella. I also got measles. I had such bad measles head to foot, I even had them on the surface of my eyeballs, inside my ears,mouth & nose. I was about 7/8 years old. When I was 16 I went blind in my left eye overnight. The cause was viral damage to the nerves behind my eye caused by the measles.n I am now classed as partially sighted. My parents were not anti-vaccination, they had my older sister vaccinated & I had any vaccines that did not have the egg base. They were just following advice.
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Only way to vaccinate a clown is to Panick it. Since the vaccine health benefits just didn't quite cut it 😆
My generation tends to think of chicken pox as not terribly dangerous. (There was no vaccine for it when I was a kid.) But it's more dangerous for adults. My friend got the chicken pox at age 20 around 1990 and he was hospitalized for three days, gravely ill.
Easy there, it's not her kids' fault that she's a f*cking anti vaxxer
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To vaccinate is a choice. Most 'white privileged' choose to do so
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Getting Your Shots
Evil Medicine
Now that I think about it, Anit-Vaxxers are probably equivalent to the people who persecuted others in the Salem Witch Trails. Something they don't understand=must be evil and avioded at all costs.
Stop Right There
did anyone else just pick the "shut up" and "go away" options to see if he left?
Last year one of my former lecturers lost their 1 month old baby son to a whooping cough outbreak. He had been exposed to someone who had not been vaccinated and he himself was too young to receive the vaccine. This totally preventable disease killed a baby because someone decided not to vaccinate. I wish this was crime.
This. Don't love your own baby? Fine, don't vaccinate. But keep it away from the rest of the society.
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One of the many things antivaxxers fail to see is that not only are they endangering their own children (which is like a crime or something, right?), but they are also putting at risk all those who have no immunity temporarily or permanently. Also, I'd like to point out that after the overwhelming evidence against a connection between autism and vaccines, anti-vaxxers have moved away from that argument, swapping it for things like 'one time I was vaccinated and juvenile arthritis set in 'shortly', so that must be it' or 'yeah, I don't like giving big pharma money over a tiny chance my kid gets measles, which isnt so bad btw". Not enough time to point out all the logical fallacies here, but it's just NONSENSE.
if your three booster shots dont protect you,, what makes u think my shot will protect you?
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Most of these memes indicate the non-vaccinated child is at high risk of death, but in reality, it's the non-vaccinated child that is the danger to those with compromised immune systems.
I predict at the bottom of this post there shall be antivaxxers ranting.
To be honest. I really don't get why administrations all over the world are so hesitant to write laws that force parents to vaccinate. If I decide to brew up some deadly mix of viruses and brag about it, I will get arrested and have to stand trial for biological terrorism. So what's the difference with anti-vaxxers?
🤣 the amount of zombie brains here is astonishing.
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In Costa Rica, we now have the first case of imported Measles in several years thanks to tourist family from France that did not get their vaccines.
I feel like I should apologise for my country-people :(
Load More Replies... Lot of this about ant vax moms. Shameful, but surely the dads are equally to blame? Just vaccinate your children, PARENTS !!!!
Simple truth here. Still its "normal" that moms get the bulk of say in how kids are raised. It's not right, it's changing, but it's kinda sad how long it's taking us to get "there" in terms of Dads being on equal footing in the parent department. :( we're a dumb species in many respects.
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Why are these directed at mom's when there are just as many crazy men who don't believe in vaccinating their kids either.
Typically, Moms have more time to read and find the truth than Dads, who often work more hours. 😉
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If only anti-vaxxers would actually read these posts, but the majority of them are all like, “Ugh, more pro-vax bs.” Even if they did read these posts, they’re probably not likely to be swayed by them.
I saw this one schmuck who was just copying and pasting the same spam anti-vax BS complete with spelling errors over and over again.
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This isn't sexist!
What a dumbass argument against anti-vax memes. AntiVax-me...91a710.jpg 
Welcome to the internet! A place we're misinformation and fake "facts" reign supreme and the truth is laughed at and dismissed as "propaganda"! Have "fun"!
Load More Replies... The wife of White House communications director Bill Shine claimed Wednesday that the measles, now in an outbreak in New York and Washington states, "keep you healthy" and "fight cancer." She is as much of a danger as the diseases. Perhaps more, and right up there with Jenny McCarthy, whose karma must be in the toilet.
there is no such thing as karma.
Load More Replies... honestly, I believe not vaccinating, not wearing masks, etc. should be considered as attempted homicide
When anti-vax parents say that there are heaps of articles and stuff on how bad vaccines are it really annoys me. Look, if you go onto google right now and search, for example: "coffee is good for you" you will get articles saying coffee in beneficial for you. If you search, say: coffee causes cancer (sorry to be a little depressing with that example, but anti-vaxxers say vaccines cause autism sooo) your WILL GET articles saying coffee causes cancer. YOU GET WHAT YOU SEARCH FOR! I didn't think that one needed to be spelled out! It makes me sad that kids have to go behind their parents backs just to not get sick. Please just vaccinate your kids, please.
I think that anti vaxxers didn't really have any problems on their life. So they over think everything and create problem for them and the society. Developing countries and third world countries parents are desperate about the vaccines for the kids. Anti vaxxers, If the pharma companies make you sick due to vaccines, find the proof ,take them to the court. Instead of ranting in the internet solve some real problems
Given the spread of stupidity and ignorance on this subject, I think the only solution is to make all essential vaccines mandatory. And make the resistant parents sit through an educational video while their children are getting shots.
Is it only Americans where there are anti-vaxxers? I've never heard about it in any other country. And if so, why is this? Try to explain without using the name "Trump". Challenge! :D
Is there a prize for not mentioning that particular person??? Seriously, I don't think it is just Americans. I think it's something some people were concerned about in various countries as they haven't understood the science. Then the rather unpleasant English ex-doctor Andrew Wakefield published his 'creative and self-serving' work linking the MMR jab with Autism. It's been proven wrong numerous times but it gave people something to hook their fears on to. Sadly for America Andrew Wakefield now lives there and continues to peddle his fantasy to people ready and willing to believe it. On behalf of the UK I'm truly sorry to all Americans that you got stuck with him.
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I saw this story on the English-language Japanese TV network, NHK WORLD TV: "A measles outbreak in Japan is showing no signs of stopping. Health authorities across the country have recorded about 170 cases so far in 2019-- already the highest number at this time of year in a decade. The government is urging people to get vaccinated to prevent an epidemic.” The TV reporter said the reason for the epidemic is that more and more parents don’t want to get their children vaccinated. Read the full story here: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/nhknewsline/backstories/measlesoutbreak/
Now u waxed n vaxed media whore sheep are shedding onto the non vaxed. Stay in ur zones already. We don't care if ur vaxed and waxed, ready to climax, you're never going to get us non vaxed people to come near u with a 10 foot pole. No pun intended.
I just looked at a map of anti vaxxers and, well, no wonder everyone is dying from the thing going on right now
When your told your mom is an anti vaxxer. "NO GOD PLEASE NO GOD NO."
I used to work at Sanofi so I have my reasons not to allow my children get the flu vaccine BUT they do get EVERY other vaccination they need and when I see they getting a lil snotty and looks like flu I keep them home for their safety and their classmate.
If the anti-vaxxers do die, natural selection will wipe them out anyway.
i like reading cringy comments by people who dont understand HOW A F*****G MEME WORKS. these f*****g middle-aged people are reading memes about anti vaxxers and they're like "why are parents communicating with their cell phone". Like, wtf. The first photo is just there to compare normal people to anti vaxxers
I thought it was because people who don't own cell phones are considered freaks
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All these Anti Vaxxers remind me of this show I saw called 'Doomsday Preppers'. This man was preparing for a doomsday after the US economy collapased and he said "Google US Economic collapse and you get loads of essays on it'..... Fricking dunce.
But being prepared for unlikely events is not at all like putting your child at risk of dying. The economy most likely won’t collapse but a depression/recession / housing bubble burst could happen just like they have in the past. If some people can live off the grid during that time, more power to them.
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People can't stop trolling the antivaxxers... and fail miserably 😒
About anti-vaxxers complaining about posts no-one forces them to click?
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The problem is that other people will die too because of them
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See meme 1, your dad might have got you vaccinated without you knowing
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You know you make so many comments against the LGBT community, but I think pretty much all of its members are better people than you.
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Last year one of my former lecturers lost their 1 month old baby son to a whooping cough outbreak. He had been exposed to someone who had not been vaccinated and he himself was too young to receive the vaccine. This totally preventable disease killed a baby because someone decided not to vaccinate. I wish this was crime.
This. Don't love your own baby? Fine, don't vaccinate. But keep it away from the rest of the society.
Load More Replies... One of the many things antivaxxers fail to see is that not only are they endangering their own children (which is like a crime or something, right?), but they are also putting at risk all those who have no immunity temporarily or permanently. Also, I'd like to point out that after the overwhelming evidence against a connection between autism and vaccines, anti-vaxxers have moved away from that argument, swapping it for things like 'one time I was vaccinated and juvenile arthritis set in 'shortly', so that must be it' or 'yeah, I don't like giving big pharma money over a tiny chance my kid gets measles, which isnt so bad btw". Not enough time to point out all the logical fallacies here, but it's just NONSENSE.
if your three booster shots dont protect you,, what makes u think my shot will protect you?
Load More Replies... Most of these memes indicate the non-vaccinated child is at high risk of death, but in reality, it's the non-vaccinated child that is the danger to those with compromised immune systems.
I predict at the bottom of this post there shall be antivaxxers ranting.
To be honest. I really don't get why administrations all over the world are so hesitant to write laws that force parents to vaccinate. If I decide to brew up some deadly mix of viruses and brag about it, I will get arrested and have to stand trial for biological terrorism. So what's the difference with anti-vaxxers?
🤣 the amount of zombie brains here is astonishing.
Load More Replies... In Costa Rica, we now have the first case of imported Measles in several years thanks to tourist family from France that did not get their vaccines.
I feel like I should apologise for my country-people :(
Load More Replies... Lot of this about ant vax moms. Shameful, but surely the dads are equally to blame? Just vaccinate your children, PARENTS !!!!
Simple truth here. Still its "normal" that moms get the bulk of say in how kids are raised. It's not right, it's changing, but it's kinda sad how long it's taking us to get "there" in terms of Dads being on equal footing in the parent department. :( we're a dumb species in many respects.
Load More Replies... Why are these directed at mom's when there are just as many crazy men who don't believe in vaccinating their kids either.
Typically, Moms have more time to read and find the truth than Dads, who often work more hours. 😉
Load More Replies... If only anti-vaxxers would actually read these posts, but the majority of them are all like, “Ugh, more pro-vax bs.” Even if they did read these posts, they’re probably not likely to be swayed by them.
I saw this one schmuck who was just copying and pasting the same spam anti-vax BS complete with spelling errors over and over again.
Load More Replies... This isn't sexist!
What a dumbass argument against anti-vax memes. AntiVax-me...91a710.jpg
Welcome to the internet! A place we're misinformation and fake "facts" reign supreme and the truth is laughed at and dismissed as "propaganda"! Have "fun"!
Load More Replies... The wife of White House communications director Bill Shine claimed Wednesday that the measles, now in an outbreak in New York and Washington states, "keep you healthy" and "fight cancer." She is as much of a danger as the diseases. Perhaps more, and right up there with Jenny McCarthy, whose karma must be in the toilet.
there is no such thing as karma.
Load More Replies... honestly, I believe not vaccinating, not wearing masks, etc. should be considered as attempted homicide
When anti-vax parents say that there are heaps of articles and stuff on how bad vaccines are it really annoys me. Look, if you go onto google right now and search, for example: "coffee is good for you" you will get articles saying coffee in beneficial for you. If you search, say: coffee causes cancer (sorry to be a little depressing with that example, but anti-vaxxers say vaccines cause autism sooo) your WILL GET articles saying coffee causes cancer. YOU GET WHAT YOU SEARCH FOR! I didn't think that one needed to be spelled out! It makes me sad that kids have to go behind their parents backs just to not get sick. Please just vaccinate your kids, please.
I think that anti vaxxers didn't really have any problems on their life. So they over think everything and create problem for them and the society. Developing countries and third world countries parents are desperate about the vaccines for the kids. Anti vaxxers, If the pharma companies make you sick due to vaccines, find the proof ,take them to the court. Instead of ranting in the internet solve some real problems
Given the spread of stupidity and ignorance on this subject, I think the only solution is to make all essential vaccines mandatory. And make the resistant parents sit through an educational video while their children are getting shots.
Is it only Americans where there are anti-vaxxers? I've never heard about it in any other country. And if so, why is this? Try to explain without using the name "Trump". Challenge! :D
Is there a prize for not mentioning that particular person??? Seriously, I don't think it is just Americans. I think it's something some people were concerned about in various countries as they haven't understood the science. Then the rather unpleasant English ex-doctor Andrew Wakefield published his 'creative and self-serving' work linking the MMR jab with Autism. It's been proven wrong numerous times but it gave people something to hook their fears on to. Sadly for America Andrew Wakefield now lives there and continues to peddle his fantasy to people ready and willing to believe it. On behalf of the UK I'm truly sorry to all Americans that you got stuck with him.
Load More Replies... I saw this story on the English-language Japanese TV network, NHK WORLD TV: "A measles outbreak in Japan is showing no signs of stopping. Health authorities across the country have recorded about 170 cases so far in 2019-- already the highest number at this time of year in a decade. The government is urging people to get vaccinated to prevent an epidemic.” The TV reporter said the reason for the epidemic is that more and more parents don’t want to get their children vaccinated. Read the full story here: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/nhknewsline/backstories/measlesoutbreak/
Now u waxed n vaxed media whore sheep are shedding onto the non vaxed. Stay in ur zones already. We don't care if ur vaxed and waxed, ready to climax, you're never going to get us non vaxed people to come near u with a 10 foot pole. No pun intended.
I just looked at a map of anti vaxxers and, well, no wonder everyone is dying from the thing going on right now
When your told your mom is an anti vaxxer. "NO GOD PLEASE NO GOD NO."
I used to work at Sanofi so I have my reasons not to allow my children get the flu vaccine BUT they do get EVERY other vaccination they need and when I see they getting a lil snotty and looks like flu I keep them home for their safety and their classmate.
If the anti-vaxxers do die, natural selection will wipe them out anyway.
i like reading cringy comments by people who dont understand HOW A F*****G MEME WORKS. these f*****g middle-aged people are reading memes about anti vaxxers and they're like "why are parents communicating with their cell phone". Like, wtf. The first photo is just there to compare normal people to anti vaxxers
I thought it was because people who don't own cell phones are considered freaks
Load More Replies... All these Anti Vaxxers remind me of this show I saw called 'Doomsday Preppers'. This man was preparing for a doomsday after the US economy collapased and he said "Google US Economic collapse and you get loads of essays on it'..... Fricking dunce.
But being prepared for unlikely events is not at all like putting your child at risk of dying. The economy most likely won’t collapse but a depression/recession / housing bubble burst could happen just like they have in the past. If some people can live off the grid during that time, more power to them.
Load More Replies... People can't stop trolling the antivaxxers... and fail miserably 😒
About anti-vaxxers complaining about posts no-one forces them to click?
Load More Replies... The problem is that other people will die too because of them
Load More Replies... See meme 1, your dad might have got you vaccinated without you knowing
Load More Replies... You know you make so many comments against the LGBT community, but I think pretty much all of its members are better people than you.
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