Going against the herd
The vaccinated are ignorant, uncritical or eager to be shepherded by a paternalistic state
Vindication of civil liberties
Vaccination is perceived as an authoritarian or totalitarian violation of civil liberties
Personal autonomy
Vaccine rejection being represented as a free, autonomous or empowered personal choice
Resisting coercion
Public health campaigns punishing and harassing people into getting a vaccine
All or nothing
Impossible expectations: We should not accept anything that is less than 100% effective
Individualistic epistemology
People are experts on their bodies and children (e.g., mother knows best, intuition and instinct)
Epistemic superiority
Alternative perspectives on health as more comprehensive and informed than science
Anecdotal evidence
Overreliance on testimonies and personal experiences that contradict scientific research
Truth is relative
Rejection of scientific epistemology and objectivity, claiming that knowledge is relative
Luxury measures
Other people should take the measures that I can afford (e.g., quarantine and social distance)