For every 40 cats that contract a particular ear infection, one will die from it. Scientists have discovered a vaccine that is almost 100 percent effective in preventing this infection. As the risk of death from complications of vaccination is only one death per 1000 vaccinations, it is, therefore, safer for a cat to receive the vaccine than not to receive it.
Which one of the following would it be most helpful to know in order to evaluate the argument?
A. The total number of cats that die each year from all causes taken together
B. Whether the vaccine is effective against the infection in household pets other than cats
C. The number of cats that die each year from infections other than the infection in question
D. The likelihood that a cat will contract another infection such as fungal rash
E. The number of cats that will contract the infection in a year.
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