Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease: Describes a person or animal that has received a vaccine to stimulate their immune system, providing protection against a specific infectious disease.

Usage

• The adjective vaccinated is used to describe the state of being protected through vaccination. It typically follows a linking verb like "is," "was," or "are," or precedes a noun it modifies.
• It is the past participle form of the verb "vaccinate," used adjectivally to indicate a completed action with a resulting state.

Examples

• As a predicate adjective:
  • The child is now vaccinated against measles.
  • All residents of the nursing home were vaccinated early in the season.
• As an attributive adjective (before a noun):
  • The vaccinated population showed much lower infection rates.
  • Travel may require proof of being a vaccinated traveler.

Advanced Usage

• "Fully vaccinated": A common public health term indicating that an individual has received all required doses of a specific vaccine.
  • You are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after your second dose.
• Used in passive constructions to emphasize the action performed on the subject.
  • The community was quickly vaccinated by mobile health teams.

Variants and Related Words

• Vaccinate (verb): To administer a vaccine to.
  • The campaign aims to vaccinate 70% of the population.
• Vaccination (noun): The act of administering a vaccine or the fact of receiving one.
  • Vaccination is a key public health tool.
• Vaccine (noun): The biological preparation that provides immunity.
  • Scientists developed an effective vaccine.

Synonyms

• Immunized: Often used interchangeably with "vaccinated," though it can imply a broader range of methods to confer immunity.
• Inoculated: A more general term for introducing an antigenic substance to stimulate immunity; can be synonymous with vaccinated.

Antonyms

• Unvaccinated: Not having received a vaccine.
• Susceptible: Likely to be harmed or infected by a particular disease.

Related Phrases

• Herd immunity: The indirect protection from disease that occurs when a large percentage of a population has become vaccinated.
  • Herd immunity helps protect those who cannot be vaccinated.
• Booster shot: An additional dose of a vaccine given to maintain or renew immunity.
  • Vaccinated individuals may need a booster shot after several years.

Adjective

1. having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease