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unvaccinated
/ ʌnˈvæksɪˌneɪtɪd /
adjective
- (of a person or animal) not having been inoculated with a vaccine
Example Sentences
For example, amid a measles outbreak in Florida, Lapado contradicted widespread medical guidance, failing to direct parents of unvaccinated children to get them their shots or keep them home.
That’s alarming, because 95% is generally considered the minimum to produce “herd immunity,” in which vaccination is so widespread that even the unvaccinated are protected from the spread of these diseases.
Among those children, roughly 80% were unvaccinated despite having been eligible for the flu shot.
It has bought more than 150,000 doses and plans to offer them to high-risk groups over time, starting with those who are unvaccinated.
These rare changes can sometimes cause the virus to make people ill with polio - if it has the chance to spread to unvaccinated people.
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