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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Globally, 171,000 fewer children remained unvaccinated last year than in 2023, according to the report.
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that unvaccinated travelers receive both doses of the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine at least two weeks before international travel.
—Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 10 July 2025
Schools were identified as a key place for transmission because the younger age group was the most unvaccinated and the most vulnerable to getting measles.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 10 July 2025
State and local health officials confirmed the first patient who died was an unvaccinated school-aged child, and the second was an unvaccinated 8-year-old girl.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 9 July 2025
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that unvaccinated travelers receive both doses of the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine at least two weeks before international travel.
—Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 10 July 2025
Schools were identified as a key place for transmission because the younger age group was the most unvaccinated and the most vulnerable to getting measles.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 10 July 2025
State and local health officials confirmed the first patient who died was an unvaccinated school-aged child, and the second was an unvaccinated 8-year-old girl.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 9 July 2025
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“Unvaccinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unvaccinated. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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unvaccinated
adjective
un·vac·ci·nat·ed
-ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt-əd
: not vaccinated
unvaccinated children
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