A Parent Says, "I Have Heard That Some of the Vaccines

question 28

Multiple Choice

A parent says, "I have heard that some of the vaccines contain the microbe that causes the actual disease. Can that be true?" How should the nurse respond?

• A) "The microbes are live but are weakened."
• B) "That is true, but they do not cause disease."
• C) "The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is an example."
• D) "No, all microbes used in vaccines are killed."
• E) "This only occurs in toxoid vaccines."

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