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  1. Vulnerable Populations

    Groups of persons whose range of options is severely limited, who are frequently subjected to COERCION in their DECISION MAKING, or who may be compromised in their ability to give INFORMED CONSENT.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of vulnerable populations in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of vulnerable populations in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of vulnerable populations in a Sentence

  1. Chris Magnus:

    As temperatures start to rise in the summer, human smugglers will continue to exploit vulnerable populations and recklessly endanger the lives of migrants for financial gain. The terrain along the Southwest Border is extreme, the summer heat is severe, and the miles of desert that migrants must hike after crossing the border are unforgiving, our message to those who would try and gain illegal entry to the United States remains the same – don’t make the dangerous journey only to be sent back.

  2. Territorial Health Officials:

    No matter how severely it affects healthy, fully vaccinated and boosted populations, it will hit the most vulnerable among us the hardest still, so the elderly, the immunocompromised, other vulnerable populations will still be at greatest risk and still bear the brunt of this.

  3. Robert Redfield:

    We are placing an emphasis on testing individuals with symptomatic illness, individuals with a significant exposure, vulnerable populations including nursing homes or long term care facilities, critical infrastructure workers, healthcare workers and first responders, or those individuals who may be asymptomatic when prioritized by medical and public health officials.

  4. Alice Hill:

    All of our planning going forward needs to account for the increased risk for vulnerable populations, those who have the least means, those who have faced historic discrimination -- they suffer the most.

  5. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland:

    The Justice Department remains committed to using every available federal tool — including criminal, civil, and administrative actions — to combat and prevent COVID-19 related fraud, we will continue to hold accountable those who seek to exploit the pandemic for personal gain, to protect vulnerable populations and to safeguard the integrity of taxpayer-funded programs.


Translations for vulnerable populations

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  • ευάλωτων πληθυσμώνGreek
  • poblaciones vulnerablesSpanish
  • populations vulnérablesFrench
  • असुरक्षित आबादीHindi
  • אוכלוסיות חלשותHebrew
  • wrażliwe populacjePolish
  • уязвимые группы населенияRussian
  • ประชากรที่เปราะบางThai
  • 弱勢群體Chinese

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