A nurse is participating in a vaccination clinic at the local public health clinic. The nurse is describing the public health benefits of vaccinations to participants
Vaccine programs addressing which of the following diseases have been deemed successful? Select all that apply.
A) Polio
B) Diphtheria
C) Hepatitis
D) Tuberculosis
E) Pertussis
Ans: A, B, E
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The most successful vaccine programs have been ones for the prevention of smallpox, measles, mumps, rubella, polio, diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus. There is no vaccine for tuberculosis. Hepatitis is not counted as one of the most successful vaccination programs, because vaccination rates for hepatitis leave room for improvement.
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