unvaccinated
adjective
un·vac·ci·nat·ed
ˌən-ˈvak-sə-ˌnā-təd 
: not having received a vaccine : not vaccinated
children unvaccinated for measles
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More than 90% of cases nationwide have been in unvaccinated people or people whose vaccination status was unknown.
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Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Ninety-two percent of the cases were among unvaccinated people and those whose vaccine status was unknown.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
Those who have never had measles or are unvaccinated are also at risk.
—Evan Moore
july 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2025
Of those infected, 11 individuals were unvaccinated and one of them had only received one of the two doses of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, Greenberg said.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 July 2025
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Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Ninety-two percent of the cases were among unvaccinated people and those whose vaccine status was unknown.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
Those who have never had measles or are unvaccinated are also at risk.
—Evan Moore
july 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2025
Of those infected, 11 individuals were unvaccinated and one of them had only received one of the two doses of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, Greenberg said.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 July 2025
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“Unvaccinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unvaccinated. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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unvaccinated
adjective
un·vac·ci·nat·ed
-ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt-əd
: not vaccinated
unvaccinated children
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