All of the Following Are Reasons Why an HIV Vaccination

question 58

Multiple Choice

All of the following are reasons why an HIV vaccination has not been developed EXCEPT

• A) use of a weakened virus would potentially transmit the infection.
• B) there is no known organism that can provide a model of natural immunity.
• C) small and inexpensive animals for vaccine research are not available.
• D) vaccines are not effective against viral infections.
• E) HIV has a high mutation rate so one vaccination would not be effective to treat the world- wide pandemic.

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