Why Are Influenza Vaccines Administered on an Annual Schedule

question 13

Multiple Choice

Why are influenza vaccines administered on an annual schedule?

• A) Capsid polymorphisms
• B) vaccines are easily produced and are affordable
• C) short-lived immune responses
• D) antigenic drift

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