Statement: "Vaccines reduce disease spread."Inference:
Correct answer: C. Vaccines are effective preventives
- A. Everyone should get vaccinated
- B. Unvaccinated people spread disease
- C. Vaccines are effective preventives
- D. No one dies of disease
Explanation
The correct answer is Option C: Vaccines are effective preventives. This option is a direct inference from the statement that vaccines reduce disease spread, indicating their effectiveness in prevention. Option A, suggesting that everyone should get vaccinated, is a recommendation rather than a direct inference. Option B implies that unvaccinated people spread disease, which is more of a contrast or assumption than a direct inference. Option D makes an unsupported absolute claim that does not logically follow from the statement about reducing disease spread.
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