Why is it difficult to create a vaccine against a common cold?(1 point)

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Vaccines are unnecessary because antibiotics are an effective treatment.
Vaccines are unnecessary because antibiotics are an effective treatment.

Vaccines are only effective against bacterial infections.
Vaccines are only effective against bacterial infections.

The viral genome mutates very quickly.
The viral genome mutates very quickly.

It is impossible to create a vaccine against illnesses caused by proviruses.

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The correct response is:

The viral genome mutates very quickly.

This rapid mutation of the viruses that cause the common cold (primarily rhinoviruses and coronaviruses) makes it difficult to create a stable and effective vaccine.