unvaccinated

adjective

un·​vac·​ci·​nat·​ed ˌən-ˈvak-sə-ˌnā-təd How to pronounce unvaccinated (audio)
: not having received a vaccine : not vaccinated
children unvaccinated for measles

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Additionally, 66% of pertussis cases involved people who were either unvaccinated or had not received a vaccine in more than five years. Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024 Even Ladapo’s outlandish choice last winter to allow unvaccinated kids back into a school with an active measles outbreak did not lead to any further cases of disease. Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024 There an unvaccinated young adult was diagnosed with polio and Sabin-like type 2 polioviruses were detected in wastewater. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 Advertisement Nearly 9 in 10 of those measles cases occurred in unvaccinated people, and 112 people have been hospitalized. Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unvaccinated 

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unvaccinated was in 1871

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“Unvaccinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unvaccinated. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

unvaccinated

adjective
un·​vac·​ci·​nat·​ed -ˈvak-sə-ˌnāt-əd How to pronounce unvaccinated (audio)
: not vaccinated
unvaccinated children
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