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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On average, an infected person will infect as many as 18 other unvaccinated people.
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Maria Godoy, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Only 2019, when the disease spread through unvaccinated communities in New York, comes close.
—Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Rather, the data show that kids who were vaccinated were much less likely to get COVID-19 in the first place and were also less likely to get reinfected compared to unvaccinated children.
—Alice Park, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The outbreak was centered in communities with low vaccination rates, with most cases occurring in unvaccinated people.
—Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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Maria Godoy, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
Only 2019, when the disease spread through unvaccinated communities in New York, comes close.
—Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Rather, the data show that kids who were vaccinated were much less likely to get COVID-19 in the first place and were also less likely to get reinfected compared to unvaccinated children.
—Alice Park, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The outbreak was centered in communities with low vaccination rates, with most cases occurring in unvaccinated people.
—Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Unvaccinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unvaccinated. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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unvaccinated
adjective
un·vac·ci·nat·ed
-ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt-əd
: not vaccinated
unvaccinated children
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