unvaccinated
adjective
un·vac·ci·nat·ed
ˌən-ˈvak-sə-ˌnā-təd 
: not having received a vaccine : not vaccinated
children unvaccinated for measles
Examples of unvaccinated in a Sentence
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As of April 4, CDC data shows that 83% of the cases reported this year have been in unvaccinated people and another 12% only had one dose of the two-dose vaccine.
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Measles is so contagious, 90% of unvaccinated people who are exposed to the virus will become infected.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
Measles is highly contagious, and unvaccinated people have a 90% chance of becoming infected if they are exposed.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2024
Measles outbreaks are more likely in areas where groups of people remain unvaccinated.
—The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
Nearly all the cases in the United States so far are related to unvaccinated travelers.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
People at greatest risk are young, unvaccinated children between 3 months and 3 years old.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
That response goes against routine public health recommendations of barring unvaccinated children from classrooms in the midst of an outbreak — a playbook used in California.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Part of that is to inform parents that if there is a child with measles at school, unvaccinated students will have to stay home for 21 days after exposure.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2024
Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Measles is so contagious, 90% of unvaccinated people who are exposed to the virus will become infected.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
Measles is highly contagious, and unvaccinated people have a 90% chance of becoming infected if they are exposed.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2024
Measles outbreaks are more likely in areas where groups of people remain unvaccinated.
—The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
Nearly all the cases in the United States so far are related to unvaccinated travelers.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
People at greatest risk are young, unvaccinated children between 3 months and 3 years old.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
That response goes against routine public health recommendations of barring unvaccinated children from classrooms in the midst of an outbreak — a playbook used in California.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Part of that is to inform parents that if there is a child with measles at school, unvaccinated students will have to stay home for 21 days after exposure.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2024
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unvaccinated
adjective
un·vac·ci·nat·ed
-ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt-əd
: not vaccinated
unvaccinated children
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