5. Vaccines have been starting to be delivered to help protect against COVID-19. Each pharmaceutical company has a slightly different vaccine. Suppose a family of 6 gets the Moderna vaccine, which is shown to have a 94.1% chance of preventing symptoms. What is the probability that at least one of the family members will be symptomatic, even after everyone receives the vaccine? (Hint: the answer is NOT 0.999999. If you get this answer, you're interpreting the question incorrectly)

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5. Vaccines have been starting to be delivered to help protect against COVID-19. Each pharmaceutical
company has a slightly different vaccine. Suppose a family of 6 gets the Moderna vaccine, which is shown
to have a 94.1% chance of preventing symptoms. What is the probability that at least one of the family
members will be symptomatic, even after everyone receives the vaccine? (Hint: the answer is NOT
0.999999. If you get this answer, you're interpreting the question incorrectly)
Transcribed Image Text:5. Vaccines have been starting to be delivered to help protect against COVID-19. Each pharmaceutical company has a slightly different vaccine. Suppose a family of 6 gets the Moderna vaccine, which is shown to have a 94.1% chance of preventing symptoms. What is the probability that at least one of the family members will be symptomatic, even after everyone receives the vaccine? (Hint: the answer is NOT 0.999999. If you get this answer, you're interpreting the question incorrectly)
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