达卡：孟加拉国周六（9月26日）启动全国麻疹—风疹疫苗接种活动，针对340万名未接种和漏种儿童。此前，该国暴发了有记录以来最严重的麻疹疫情，已造成逾1000人死亡、感染数万人。
DHAKA: Bangladesh launched a nationwide measles-rubella vaccination campaign on Saturday (Sep 26), targeting 3.4 million unvaccinated and missed children, amid its worst-ever measles outbreak, which has killed more than 1,000 people and infected tens of thousands.
这场为期一个月的活动旨在为6个月至59个月龄、错过此前免疫接种的儿童接种疫苗。由于疫情暴发，当局已将最低接种年龄从通常的9个月龄下调。
The month-long campaign aims to vaccinate children aged 6 months to 59 months who missed earlier immunisation efforts after authorities lowered the minimum vaccination age from the usual 9 months because of the outbreak.
疫情暴发暴露了儿童免疫接种方面的漏洞，也给卫生系统带来更大压力，而该系统正艰难应对登革热感染的季节性激增。
The outbreak has exposed gaps in childhood immunisation and put growing pressure on health services, already grappling with a seasonal surge in dengue infections.
美国疾病控制与预防中心表示，孟加拉国目前正经历全球规模最大的麻疹疫情。卫生部门数据显示，该国已报告1087例确诊和疑似麻疹相关死亡病例，其中101例经实验室确认死亡。自3月15日以来，当局已报告近18.7万例疑似病例和21099例确诊感染病例，逾16.5万人住院。
Bangladesh is currently experiencing the world's largest measles outbreak according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It has recorded 1,087 confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths, including 101 laboratory-confirmed fatalities. Since Mar 15, authorities have reported nearly 187,000 suspected cases and 21,099 confirmed infections, with more than 165,000 people hospitalised, health ministry data showed.
卫生专家将这场危机归因于2024年和2025年常规免疫项目的中断。政治动荡、疫苗采购安排变化以及疫苗接种活动的推迟或取消，使许多儿童未能获得疫苗保护。
Health experts attributed the crisis to disruptions in routine immunisation programmes in 2024 and 2025, when political turmoil, changes to vaccine procurement and the postponement or cancellation of vaccination campaigns left many children unprotected.
漏种以及疫苗供应中断使儿童更易感染，尤其是9个月以下的婴儿，因为他们年龄太小，无法通过常规免疫接种麻疹疫苗，这进一步促成了疫情在各年龄组之间传播。
Missed vaccinations and vaccine supply disruptions left children vulnerable to infection, particularly infants under 9 months who are too young to receive routine measles immunisation, helping fuel transmission across age groups.
自4月以来，孟加拉国已通过应急接种和后续补种活动，为近2000万名儿童接种了疫苗。然而，专家表示，目前仍存在严重的免疫空白，许多符合条件的儿童仍未接种疫苗，或在此前的接种活动中漏种。
Since April, Bangladesh has vaccinated nearly 20 million children through emergency and follow-up campaigns. However, experts say significant immunity gaps remain, with many eligible children still unvaccinated or missed during previous drives.
专家表示，在此次活动中覆盖每一名符合条件的儿童，对于减缓疫情传播和防止这种高传染性疾病今后再次暴发至关重要。
They say reaching every eligible child in the latest campaign will be critical to slowing transmission and preventing future outbreaks of the highly contagious disease.
当局表示，这项行动将有助于填补免疫空白，减少重症和死亡病例，并阻断孟加拉国境内的传播链。
Authorities said the campaign will help close immunity gaps, reduce severe illness and deaths, and break chains of transmission across Bangladesh.