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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Within states, pockets of unvaccinated populations have even lower vaccination rates.
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Jason Lange, USA Today, 15 May 2025
The Texas health department said 30 of the cases were in vaccinated people, with the remainder of the 679 sick patients being unvaccinated or having an unknown vaccination status.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Both of those cases involved minors who were unvaccinated and contracted the virus during out-of-state travel.
—Amir Mahmoud, Arkansas Online, 9 May 2025
On Tuesday, families of 188 unvaccinated students in the Williston Basin School District No. 7 received a letter informing them that their children would need to quarantine for three weeks.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
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Jason Lange, USA Today, 15 May 2025
The Texas health department said 30 of the cases were in vaccinated people, with the remainder of the 679 sick patients being unvaccinated or having an unknown vaccination status.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Both of those cases involved minors who were unvaccinated and contracted the virus during out-of-state travel.
—Amir Mahmoud, Arkansas Online, 9 May 2025
On Tuesday, families of 188 unvaccinated students in the Williston Basin School District No. 7 received a letter informing them that their children would need to quarantine for three weeks.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
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“Unvaccinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unvaccinated. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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unvaccinated
adjective
un·vac·ci·nat·ed
-ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt-əd
: not vaccinated
unvaccinated children
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