Immunized

Given an immune response intended to protect against a specified disease.

Reach for it when describing vaccination status while leaving room for incomplete protection

Immunized staff still followed the outbreak precautions requested by the clinic.

• playful

  boosted

  an additional vaccine dose is specifically meant

  not when Boosted does not describe someone who completed a primary schedule only.

• everyday

  protected

  reduced risk matters more than how it was achieved

  not when Protected can overstate certainty and may refer to non-immune safeguards.

• everyday

  vaccinated

  receipt of the vaccine is the fact being reported

  not when Vaccinated names the procedure and does not confirm that immunity developed.

• professional

  immune

  demonstrated resistance is the relevant condition

  not when Immune is stronger than immunized and may not follow every vaccination.

• formal

  inoculated

  historical or technical wording suits the context

  not when Inoculated is unfamiliar to some readers and can describe laboratory material.

• unvaccinated
• susceptible
• unprotected

• fully immunized

  The record lists the date each participant became fully immunized under the schedule.

• newly immunized

  Newly immunized travelers checked how long protection would take to develop.

• immunized population

  The study compared outcomes in an immunized population during one season.

• Immunize v.

Immunized describes an intervention or status under a schedule, not a guarantee that infection is impossible.