A community health clinic put a tax levy on the ballot. An angry man a

A community health clinic put a tax levy on the ballot. An angry man asks a nurse, “How can you ask me to pay taxes to buy immunizations for parents who do not want to pay for their kids to get their shots?”

Which of the following is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
a.
“Don’t you think ethically we should help if we can?”
b.
“For many of us, our faith says we have to treat our neighbor as ourselves.”
c.
“Only by getting almost everyone immunized can we prevent epidemics that can hurt us all.”
d.
“The law requires childhood immunizations, and, if parents can’t afford it, you and I will have to help pay.”

ESSAYBID ANSWER

ANS: C
Herd immunity is a state in which those not immune to an infectious agent will be protected if a certain proportion (generally considered to be 80%) of the population has been vaccinated or is otherwise immune. If most persons are immune, it will be difficult for an infectious disease to spread.