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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The Texas health department said 34 of the cases were in vaccinated people, with the remainder of the 688 sick patients being unvaccinated or having an unknown vaccination status.
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
In Gaines County, Texas, the epicenter of an outbreak that has infected more than 700 people and killed two unvaccinated children, only 82% of kindergarteners are fully vaccinated.
—Jason Lange, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Now, a recent outbreak in one North Dakota county has led local health officials to quarantine nearly 200 unvaccinated students.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Three confirmed measles deaths have been reported — two among unvaccinated school-age children in Texas who had no underlying medical conditions, and one in an unvaccinated adult in New Mexico, according to the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
In Gaines County, Texas, the epicenter of an outbreak that has infected more than 700 people and killed two unvaccinated children, only 82% of kindergarteners are fully vaccinated.
—Jason Lange, USA Today, 15 May 2025
Now, a recent outbreak in one North Dakota county has led local health officials to quarantine nearly 200 unvaccinated students.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Three confirmed measles deaths have been reported — two among unvaccinated school-age children in Texas who had no underlying medical conditions, and one in an unvaccinated adult in New Mexico, according to the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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“Unvaccinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unvaccinated. Accessed 18 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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