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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The vaccine is currently recommended for children aged 11 or 12, unvaccinated adults until age 26 and can be recommended by clinicians up to age 45.
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Dr. Arifeen Rahman, ABC News, 29 May 2024
Keep in mind that any unvaccinated person poses a transmission risk to older, ill, or otherwise immunocompromised people.6
Proper precautions can decrease the risk of severe disease for children who travel while unvaccinated.
—Korin Miller, Health, 17 May 2024
In the decades that followed, as more and more people born after 1980 were left unvaccinated against smallpox, the incidence of monkeypox rose, reaching around 3,000 annual cases in recent years.
—Larry Brilliant, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
Nearly all the patients affected by an ongoing chickenpox outbreak in New York City are unvaccinated, according to a report published Thursday.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 May 2024
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Dr. Arifeen Rahman, ABC News, 29 May 2024
Keep in mind that any unvaccinated person poses a transmission risk to older, ill, or otherwise immunocompromised people.6
Proper precautions can decrease the risk of severe disease for children who travel while unvaccinated.
—Korin Miller, Health, 17 May 2024
In the decades that followed, as more and more people born after 1980 were left unvaccinated against smallpox, the incidence of monkeypox rose, reaching around 3,000 annual cases in recent years.
—Larry Brilliant, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
Nearly all the patients affected by an ongoing chickenpox outbreak in New York City are unvaccinated, according to a report published Thursday.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 May 2024
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“Unvaccinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unvaccinated. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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unvaccinated
adjective
un·vac·ci·nat·ed
-ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt-əd
: not vaccinated
unvaccinated children
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