The prospects for developing a vaccine for the common cold are not promising because

A. many different viruses can cause the common cold
B. there would be virtually no candidates for such a vaccine
C. of the antigenic shift phenomenon
D. funds for this type of research are not available
E. viruses cannot be cultivated in tissue culture medium


Answer: A. many different viruses can cause the common cold

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