A patient asks the nurse why there is no vaccine available for the common cold. Which response by the nurse is correct?"
a. "The virus mutates too rapidly to develop a vaccine."
b. "Vaccines are developed only for very serious illnesses."
c. "Researchers are focusing efforts on an HIV vaccine."
d. "The virus for the common cold has not been identified."
ANS: A
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