unimmunized
Lacking disease protection
Unimmunized means not having received vaccinations or other treatments that confer immunity to disease: unimmunized children, unimmunized populations.
The term appears frequently in public health contexts discussing disease outbreaks and vaccination policy: The virus spread quickly among the unimmunized.
Easily influenced or harmed
- at-riskSubject to potential harm
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- exposedOut in open
vulnerable · compromised · infants · elderly · newborns · immunocompromised · premature · fragile
Administered immunity booster
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- boosterSomething that increases strength
- shotsSmall poured drinks
jab · prophylaxis · serum · schedule · exemption · waiver · refusal · antivax
Contagious viral rash illness
- mumpsViral gland inflammation
- rubellaViral illness with rash
- pertussisBacterial respiratory infection
- diphtheriaBacterial throat membrane disease
tetanus · polio · whooping-cough · chickenpox · hepatitis · meningitis · rotavirus · smallpox
susceptible
Easily influenced or harmed
- at-riskSubject to potential harm
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- defenselessWithout means to resist
exposed · vulnerable · compromised · infants · elderly · newborns · immunocompromised · premature · fragile · weak
vaccination
Administered immunity booster
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- boosterSomething that increases strength
shots · jab · prophylaxis · serum · schedule · exemption · waiver · refusal · antivax · hesitancy
measles
Contagious viral rash illness
diphtheria · tetanus · polio · whooping-cough · chickenpox · hepatitis · meningitis · rotavirus · smallpox · influenza
unimmunizedimmunized
Made disease-resistant
vaccinated · inoculated · protected · immune · jabbed
immune, immunity, immunize, antibody, immunization, immunized, autoimmune, immunology, immunizes