non·im·mu·nized | \ ˌnän-ˈi-myə-ˌnīzd 
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\Definition of nonimmunized
: not having been made immune to something (such as a communicable disease) especially by vaccination nonimmunized children at risk of measles
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Recent Examples on the Web In rare cases in populations that are underimmunized, the weakened virus can mutate and infect nonimmunized people.
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Peter Schwartzstein, Scientific American, "Coronavirus Pandemic Threatens to Derail Polio Eradication—but There’s a Silver Lining," 22 May 2020 Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "Australian tourist may have spread measles in New York this month, health officials fear," 26 Feb. 2018 Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "Australian tourist may have spread measles in New York this month, health officials fear," 26 Feb. 2018 Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "Australian tourist may have spread measles in New York this month, health officials fear," 26 Feb. 2018 Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "Australian tourist may have spread measles in New York this month, health officials fear," 26 Feb. 2018 Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "Australian tourist may have spread measles in New York this month, health officials fear," 26 Feb. 2018 Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "Australian tourist may have spread measles in New York this month, health officials fear," 26 Feb. 2018 Measles is notoriously contagious for people without immunity to the disease, with a 90 percent infection rate for nonimmunized people who venture near an active spreader, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The Washington Post, NOLA.com, "Australian tourist may have spread measles in New York this month, health officials fear," 26 Feb. 2018
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