Subunit Vaccines Are Generally Considered Safer Than Attenuated Vaccines Because

question 21

Multiple Choice

Subunit vaccines are generally considered safer than attenuated vaccines because _____.

• A) subunit vaccines do not require booster shots.
• B) attenuated vaccines may cause disease in some individuals.
• C) attenuated vaccines only elicit a humoral immune response.
• D) attenuated vaccines elicit a weak immune response.
• E) subunit vaccines elicit both a humoral and cell-mediated immune response.

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Definitions:

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