美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）已确认今年发生的3,569起确诊病例中有两起与麻疹相关的死亡病例，这是35年来病例数最高的一年。
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed two measles-related deaths from the 3,659 confirmed cases this year, the highest number of cases in 35 years.
美国疾控中心周二未明确这些死亡病例发生在哪些州。然而，宾夕法尼亚州是此次疫情受冲击最严重的地区，报告病例超过900起。
The CDC did not specify on Tuesday in which states the deaths occurred. However, Pennsylvania has been hardest hit by the outbreak with more than 900 reported cases.
这种可预防的疾病于2000年在美国被宣布消除，但近年来却出现猛烈反扑，一些人将其归因于对疫苗怀疑论的抬头。
The preventable disease was declared eliminated in the US in 2000 but has made an aggressive comeback in recent years, which some have linked to a rise in vaccine scepticism.
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普政府的成员，包括卫生与公众服务部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪以及总统本人，因宣传将疫苗与自闭症联系起来已被证伪的说法以及其他误导性言论而受到批评。
Members of US President Donald Trump’s administration, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. and the president himself, have been criticised for promoting debunked claims linking vaccines to autism, among other misleading statements.
在宾夕法尼亚州报告今年有四起与麻疹相关的死亡病例（而美国疾控中心并未将其计入全国总数）之后，死亡人数追踪方面的漏洞引发了宾夕法尼亚州长乔什·夏皮罗和小肯尼迪之间的公开争执。小肯尼迪坚称，其中只有一起死亡是由麻疹引起的。
Deficiencies in fatality tracking triggered a public feud between Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Kennedy after Pennsylvania reported four measles-related deaths this year, which the CDC did not include in its national tally. Kennedy has maintained that only one of the deaths was caused by measles.
自特朗普2005年1月就职后大规模联邦雇员裁员，以及引发的一波自愿退休和辞职潮导致其近30%的员工流失以来，该机构一直面临着严重的人员和预算动荡。
The agency has faced significant staffing and budgetary turmoil after losing nearly 30 percent of its workforce due to sweeping federal employee layoffs following Trump’s January 2025 inauguration and a wave of voluntary retirements and resignations.
8月份，特朗普签署了一项行政命令，旨在通过将麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹（MMR）疫苗拆分为三针并拉开儿童接种预约的间隔，来促使各州修改儿童疫苗建议——公共卫生专家警告称，该计划由于需要多次复诊而增加了感染风险。尽管有数十年的全球证据证明联合疫苗安全有效，但该行政命令仍然生效。
In August, Trump signed an executive order aimed at getting states to modify childhood vaccine recommendations by splitting the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine into three separate shots and spacing out childhood appointments — a plan public health experts warned increases infection risks by requiring return visits. The order went into effect despite decades of global evidence proving combination vaccines are safe and effective.
几周前，美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）开始使用美国国家卫生统计中心（NCHS）提供的死亡数据来统计全国范围内的麻疹死亡人数，不再依赖各州卫生部门提供的实时报告数据。这一改变引发了强烈的反对意见。
A few weeks ago, the CDC shifted to using mortality data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) for its national measles death count, moving away from rapid real-time reporting from state health departments — a move that has sparked intense pushback.
该联邦机构表示，他们正在与各州的流行病学家合作，制定关于麻疹相关死亡的定义，以确保不同地区之间的数据报告能够保持一致性。同时，他们也指出：随着更多信息的获取以及相关审查工作的完成，最终的死亡人数可能会发生变化。
The federal agency has said it is working with state epidemiologists to develop a standard definition of measles-related deaths to ensure consistent reporting across jurisdictions, adding that the number of deaths is subject to change as additional information becomes available and reviews are completed.