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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Four years later, amid allegations that a handful of doctors were issuing bogus medical exemptions for unvaccinated children, legislators passed SB 276, giving the state more authority to scrutinize those exemptions.
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Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
These cases and at least one death in an unvaccinated child could have been entirely prevented through successful vaccination.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
An unvaccinated child died in Texas from measles, health officials reported on March 5.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
For example, a review of measles cases in California found that, between 1988 and 1991, SSPE cases occurred as frequently as 1 in every 1,367 cases in unvaccinated children under age 5.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
These cases and at least one death in an unvaccinated child could have been entirely prevented through successful vaccination.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
An unvaccinated child died in Texas from measles, health officials reported on March 5.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
For example, a review of measles cases in California found that, between 1988 and 1991, SSPE cases occurred as frequently as 1 in every 1,367 cases in unvaccinated children under age 5.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Unvaccinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unvaccinated. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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unvaccinated
adjective
un·vac·ci·nat·ed
-ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt-əd
: not vaccinated
unvaccinated children
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