纽约——随着麻疹在全国范围内继续蔓延，医院和卫生官员正投入更多资金，以加强疫苗接种、检测和疾病监测。这笔资金包括最近几周美国疾病控制与预防中心向各州注入的1亿美元（约合1.28亿新元）的意外资金。
NEW YORK – As measles continues to spread nationwide, hospitals and health officials are pouring more money into efforts to increase vaccinations, testing and surveillance of the disease. The funds include a surprise US$100 million (S$128 million) infusion in recent weeks to states from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
截至10月2日，美国已记录近4000例麻疹病例，是数十年来最高的数字。其中约四分之一的病例发生在宾夕法尼亚州，该州官员称有五名感染病毒的人死亡。但几乎每个州在2026年都报告了病例。
As of Oct 2, the United States had recorded nearly 4,000 measles cases, the highest by far in decades. About one-quarter of those cases have occurred in Pennsylvania, where state officials say five people with the virus have died. But nearly every state has reported cases in 2026.
这笔资金旨在用于免疫计划以及改善麻疹监测的努力，包括对严重感染以及孕妇和婴儿病例的诊断。出生时的麻疹感染在美国极为罕见，但宾夕法尼亚州的两例死亡被认为是此类病例导致的。
The funding is intended for immunisation programmes and for efforts to improve measles surveillance, including diagnoses of severe infections and cases in pregnant women and infants. Measles infections at birth had been extremely rare in the United States, but two of the Pennsylvania deaths were thought to have resulted from such cases.
“这笔资金恰逢公共卫生经费和人员被削减之际，亟需投入，”免疫管理者协会执行主任克莱尔·汉南说，该协会代表州和地方官员。
The infusion of funds “comes at a time when public health funding and staffing has been cut, so it is sorely needed”, said Claire Hannan, executive director of the Association of Immunisation Managers, which represents state and local officials.
她说：“在没有准备的情况下，要举办专项疫苗接种诊所、提醒公众、阻止传播并开展其他响应活动非常困难。”她补充说，一些卫生部门可能会利用这笔钱来确定免疫率最需要提升的地区。要遏制麻疹传播，社区中至少需要95%的人接种疫苗。
“It’s very difficult to hold special vaccination clinics, alert the public, stop transmission and conduct other response activities without preparation,” she said, adding that some health departments may use the money to identify where immunisation rates need the biggest boost. At least 95% of people in a community need to be vaccinated to stem the spread of measles.
一些公共卫生专家指出，CDC并未在此次疫情中启动通常用于提升免疫率的宣传活动。
Some public health experts noted that the CDC has not launched the sort of publicity campaigns it typically would in outbreaks to increase immunisations.
还有专家将麻疹疫情归因于官员关于疫苗安全性的错误信息，这加剧了疫苗接种率的下降。
Some experts attributed the measles outbreaks to misinformation from officials about the safety of vaccines, which has exacerbated declining vaccination rates.
8月，总统唐纳德·特朗普呼吁将通常以单剂注射方式同时接种的麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹疫苗拆分为单独的成分。他声称（且毫无证据），“这些疫苗合在一起，有可能相当致命”。
In August, President Donald Trump called for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccines, which are given together as a single shot, to be split into their separate components. He claimed, with no evidence, that “together, there could be a possibility they’re quite lethal”.
卫生部长罗伯特·F·肯尼迪二世也多次质疑麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹联合疫苗的安全性，并错误地声称该疫苗可能致命，且含有胎儿组织残留物。《纽约时报》 本文最初发表于《纽约时报》
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has also repeatedly questioned the safety of the combination shot for measles, mumps and rubella, falsely claiming that the vaccine can be fatal and that it contains fetal debris. NYTIMES This article originally appeared in The New York Times