A Person Is Given an Attenuated Antigen as a Vaccine

Multiple Choice

A person is given an attenuated antigen as a vaccine. When the person asks what was given in the vaccine, how should the nurse respond?

A) The antigen in the vaccine is alive, but less infectious.
B) The vaccine contains antigen that is mutated.
C) The antigen in the vaccine is normal, but not infectious.
D) The vaccine contains antigen that is dead and inactive.