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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Since the protection provided by whooping cough vaccination decreases over time, the CDC expects to see whooping cough cases rise in both unvaccinated and vaccinated people. Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Oct. 2024 Peter Hotez, a renowned researcher and professor of pediatrics, molecular virology and microbiology at the Baylor College of Medicine, has long contended that 200,000 unvaccinated Americans needlessly died during the Covid-19 Delta and BA.1 Omicron waves in 2021 and 2022. Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 Remember that raccoons can transmit rabies to people and pets and distemper to unvaccinated pets, so they should never be handled alive (or deceased). Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024 Many are underestimating the dangers of remaining unvaccinated. Jerome M. Adams, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 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 22 Nov. 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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