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

Examples of unvaccinated in a Sentence

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The antiviral therapy drug was developed by Pfizer and has an 89 percent reduction in the risk of hospitalization and death in unvaccinated people. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 The case for vaccinating during pregnancy In Tennessee, Flores said the volume of cases mirrors national data and is most dangerous to infants and the unvaccinated. Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 27 Nov. 2024 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 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 Jan. 2025.

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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