nonmedical
adjective
non·med·i·cal
ˌnän-ˈme-di-kəl 
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Nearly all exemptions are listed as nonmedical, meaning the kids aren’t getting vaccinations for religious or other personal reasons.
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Erika Edwards, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Growing numbers of states had introduced carve-outs for schoolchildren, but West Virginia remained one of five states that didn’t permit nonmedical exemptions.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
That law was passed to prohibit the removal of female genitals for nonmedical, usually cultural, reasons.
—Margaret Riley, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
In 2014, state health officials passed a rule that any parent waiving vaccines for nonmedical reasons must receive education about vaccines from their local health department.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Erika Edwards, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Growing numbers of states had introduced carve-outs for schoolchildren, but West Virginia remained one of five states that didn’t permit nonmedical exemptions.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
That law was passed to prohibit the removal of female genitals for nonmedical, usually cultural, reasons.
—Margaret Riley, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
In 2014, state health officials passed a rule that any parent waiving vaccines for nonmedical reasons must receive education about vaccines from their local health department.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Nonmedical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonmedical. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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