Your friend says she does not need a flu shot this year because she got one last year. How do you respond?
A. You are incorrect because the flu virus grows and develops fast enough that your resistance to previous strains may not protect you against more recent strains.”
B. You are incorrect because the flu virus mutates fast enough that your resistance to previous strains may not protect you against more recent strains.”
C. “You are correct because viruses do not grow and develop, so there is only one strain of the flu virus.”
D. You are correct because viruses do not mutate, so there is only one strain of the flu virus.

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Answer:

B

Explanation:

The answer to this question is B, because even if she got the shot last year, the flu virus grows and mutates fast enough that she may not be resistant to any new strains.

B. You are incorrect because the flu virus mutates fast enough that your resistance to previous strains may not protect you against more recent strains.

Flu Shot

  • Influenza vaccines, usually known as flu jabs or flu shots, are antiviral vaccines that protect against influenza virus infection. As the influenza virus evolves rapidly, new vaccine versions are generated twice a year.
  • The flu vaccination trains your body to detect an antigen (protein) on the surface of the virus by using a deactivated or weakened version of the virus.
  • B. It' s not correct to say that one does not need a flu shot this year because she got one last year as the flu virus mutates fast enough that the resistance to previous strains may not protect her against more recent strains.

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