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1. According to the passage which of the following statements is true?
a. European Medicines Agency (EMA) has ignored the warnings issued by the EU countries
Not ignored .EMA : urged people to keep getting jabbed.
Warning
b. Separating causation and correlation is hardAny confusion lies in the difficulty of disentangling causation from correlation.
c. Norway was one of the first countries to suspend vaccinations
The suspensions began after Norway reported four cases of blood clotting in adults given the az vaccine.
d. Side effects of thromboembolic events were not remarkable
there had been 30 “thromboembolic events” among the 5m people in the eu who have received az’s vaccine.
e. The AZ vaccine appears to have a higher side effect rate than the Pfizer vaccine
both vaccines cause between three and six reports of side-effects for every 1,000 doses delivered, almost all of which are mild.
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2. According to the passage the author implies which of the following?
a. As long as the AZ vaccine causes less than 0.0005% side effect rate, it is worth takingSeems correct: author refrs the taking this vaccine is not risky . He mentioned these 2 statistics to suggest his claim
30 “thromboembolic events” among the 5m people(30/5m = 0.000006%)
Its medicines regulator reckons that both vaccines cause between three and six reports of side-effects for every 1,000 doses delivered, almost all of which are mild.
b. The Pfizer vaccine has been administered more widely but has the same side effect rate
not mentioned
c. People are willing to take the AZ vaccine even if there is a small risk of thromboembolic events
people willing is not mentioned
d. The AZ vaccine is not as popular as Pfizer vaccine due to the recent concerns surrounding thromboembolic events
no comparison between these medicines
e. People who are likely to get blood clots should not get the AZ vaccine
author is supporting the idea that people can continue to take
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3. The main purpose of the passage is:
a. To outline the risk of the AZ vaccine
Author favours az vaccine inspute of %less of evience side effects
b. To dispel the rumors surrounding covid-19 vaccines and encourage people to get vaccinated
He didn’t mention these are rumours
c. To argue that caution is not the right approach with covid-19argue in favour of taking vaccines
d. To highlight a flaw in the vaccine deployment plan
no plan is mentioned
e. To provide examples from past vaccination campaigns and how certain events negatively impacted vaccine distribution
this is mot main purpose