A nurse responds when a patient asks why the smallpox vaccine is no longer given. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?
a. "The smallpox vaccine can cause serious side effects."
b. "The smallpox vaccine can confer protec-tion when given after exposure."
c. "The smallpox vaccine is too expensive to give routinely."
d. "The smallpox vaccine may cause live virus to spread to others."
C
The smallpox vaccine can cause serious side effects and the live virus in the vaccine may be transmitted to others. Because it can confer protection even after exposure to the illness, it may be given when needed. It is not true that it is withheld because it is too expensive.
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