The Biggest Issue Facing the Successful Production of Influenza Vaccines

question 27

Multiple Choice

The biggest issue facing the successful production of influenza vaccines is that ________.

• A) flu virus populations evolve rapidly
• B) flu vaccines can take months to prepare
• C) researchers must successfully predict which flu strain(s) will survive from among the existing strains to become the next season's epidemic
• D) All of these are serious issues.
• E) Generalized vaccines are easy to produce; none of these are serious issues.

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Definitions:

Plead Guilty

The act of admitting to the court that one committed the offense with which they are charged.

No Trial

A legal proceeding that is resolved without a full trial, often through a settlement agreement, plea bargain, or dismissal of the case.

Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

A standard of proof in criminal trials that requires the prosecution to prove the defendant's guilt to such a degree that there could be no "reasonable doubt" in the mind of a "reasonable person".

Preponderance Of The Evidence

The standard of proof in civil trials, requiring that the evidence presented by one side be more convincing than the evidence of the other side.