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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Each episode represents an hour in the staff’s frenetic, 15-hour day that culminates with a mass casualty shooting and an incomprehensible case of the measles involving an unvaccinated child.
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 12 June 2025
In a matter of weeks, an illness once eradicated in the United States would burn through Gaines County’s unvaccinated, hospitalizing scores of children and leaving two little girls dead.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC news, 4 June 2025
Outbreaks of the highly contagious infection have led to more than 1,000 cases and three deaths in the United States, including those of two unvaccinated children in Texas.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Vaccination is also recommended to people who are unvaccinated and who have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus in the preceding two weeks.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 12 June 2025
In a matter of weeks, an illness once eradicated in the United States would burn through Gaines County’s unvaccinated, hospitalizing scores of children and leaving two little girls dead.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC news, 4 June 2025
Outbreaks of the highly contagious infection have led to more than 1,000 cases and three deaths in the United States, including those of two unvaccinated children in Texas.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Vaccination is also recommended to people who are unvaccinated and who have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus in the preceding two weeks.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
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“Unvaccinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unvaccinated. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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unvaccinated
adjective
un·vac·ci·nat·ed
-ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt-əd
: not vaccinated
unvaccinated children
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