Until now, only injectable vaccines against influenza have been available. They have been used primarily by older adults, who are at risk for complications from influenza. A new vaccine administered in a nasal spray has proven effective in preventing influenza in children. Since children are significantly more likely than adults to contract and spread influenza, making the new vaccine widely available for children will greatly reduce the spread of influenza across the population.
Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
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Until now, only injectable vaccines against influenza have been available.They have been used primarily by older adults, who are at risk for complications from influenza.A new vaccine administered in a nasal spray(鼻用喷剂) has proven effective in preventing influenza in children.Since children are significantly more likely than adults to contract and spread influenza, making the new vaccine widely available for children will greatly reduce the spread of influenza across the population.
Which of the following, if true, most strengthens the argument?
A. If a person receives both the injectable and the nasal-spray vaccine, the two vaccines do not interfere with each other.
B. The new vaccine uses the same mechanism to ward off防止 influenza as injectable vaccines do.
C. Government subsidies have kept the injectable vaccine affordable for all older adults.
D. Of the older adults who contract influenza, relatively few contract it from children with influenza.
E. Many parents would be more inclined to have their children vaccinated against influenza if the vaccination did not require an injection.
我认为D是在weaken 而E是在strengthen 看看stimulus的 conclusion:"Since children are significantly more likely than adults to contract and spread influenza, making the new vaccine widely available for children will greatly reduce the spread of influenza across the population." 因为小孩更容易得influenza 所以新型的vaccine有用(得病的人更少) 选项D:大人很少从小孩这里得病传染。所以即使用了新型的vaccine 得病的人数也不会减少很多(对大人没影响) 相反 E选项:家长都愿意孩子接受疫苗如果它不是注射式的话。--> 新疫苗不是注射式,符合家长的requirement,所以等多的孩子将会得到疫苗注射,并且因为孩子更容易传染,所以受感染的总人数会下降,conclusion"will greatly reduce the spread of influenza across the population."得到fulfill
Premise: Children are more likely to contract and spread influenza
, meanwhile, the nasal spray is effective for children
Conclusion: Recommanding the spray for children widely is good for public health.
This question emphasizes on recommending the new spray in chilren is good for health. But why?
Because parents are willing to have chilren vaccinated with this new spray, which does not require injection, chilren would be less likely to become the origin of influenza, which would contract to adults. So it would make public health.