疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）的一名科学家将前往宾夕法尼亚州，协助遏制该州日益严重的麻疹疫情，CDC发言人周四表示。该人员是该机构流行病情报服务（EIS）内的一名“疾病侦探”，预计将于本周晚些时候抵达。这是CDC在八月份卫生部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪与宾夕法尼亚州州长乔什·夏皮罗之间的社交媒体争执之后，首次向该州提供现场协助。
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending one of its scientists to Pennsylvania to help curb the state’s growing measles outbreak, a CDC spokesperson said Thursday. That person, a “disease detective” within the agency’s Epidemic Intelligence Service, is scheduled to arrive later this week. It’s the CDC’s first in-person assistance to the state after a social media feud in August between Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.
两人在夏皮罗宣布两名未接种疫苗的人因麻疹并发症死亡并指责肯尼迪传播疫苗错误信息的新闻发布会后互相攻击。夏皮罗在发布会上表示：“我已经非常明确地表明，他的行为以及来自本届政府的言论正在美国各地社区产生负面影响，尤其是在这里的宾夕法尼亚州。”肯尼迪随后暗示这些死亡可能是“被捏造的”，并称夏皮罗正试图从中牟取政治利益。
The two traded jabs following a press briefing where Shapiro announced that two unvaccinated people had died of measles complications and accused Kennedy of spreading vaccine misinformation. “I made very clear that his actions and the rhetoric that’s coming from this administration are having a negative impact on communities across America, particularly right here in Pennsylvania,” Shapiro said during the briefing. Kennedy then suggested that the deaths may have been “fabricated,” and that Shapiro was seeking to profit from them politically.
自八月以来，宾夕法尼亚州已有六人被诊断患麻疹后死亡，据卫生官员和县验尸官称。CDC已在其麻疹疫情网站上确认了其中两例死亡，并表示该州其他麻疹相关死亡“正在审查中”。CDC发言人周四在一封电子邮件中写道：“CDC将继续与宾夕法尼亚州卫生官员密切合作，提供应对疫情、保护公共卫生所需的专业知识和支持。”
Since August, six people diagnosed with measles have died in Pennsylvania, according to health officials and county coroners. The CDC has acknowledged two of the deaths on its measles outbreak website, saying the other measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania are “under review.”“CDC will continue working closely with Pennsylvania health officials to provide the expertise and support needed to respond to the outbreak and protect public health,” a CDC spokesperson wrote in an email Thursday, adding that director Dr. Erica Schwartz recommends the MMR vaccine “as the most effective way to prevent measles and protect against infection.”
并补充称，主任埃里卡·施瓦茨博士建议接种MMR疫苗，“作为预防麻疹和防止感染最有效的方式。”宾夕法尼亚州正经历全国30年来最严重的麻疹疫情，确诊病例至少达1,222例，住院病例225例，尽管医生表示实际感染人数可能远高于此数字。疫情的中心仍位于兰开斯特县，但正在向全州蔓延。
Pennsylvania is experiencing the nation’s worst measles outbreak in 30 years, with at least 1,222 confirmed cases and 225 hospitalizations, although doctors say the actual number of illnesses is likely much higher. The outbreak’s epicenter remains in Lancaster County, but is spreading across the state. The Pennsylvania Department of Health did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the CDC aid.
宾夕法尼亚州卫生部门未立即回应对疾控中心援助的置评请求。疾控中心此前曾向其他出现麻疹大规模病例的州派遣过团队，包括堪萨斯州、新墨西哥州、南卡罗来纳州、得克萨斯州、弗吉尼亚州和威斯康星州。此类派遣通常为短期，大约一到三周，旨在帮助动员和简化疫情遏制工作。除了派遣团队外，疾控中心还将拨出近400万美元，以支持宾夕法尼亚州的麻疹应对工作。
The CDC team has previously sent teams to other states with large clusters of measles illnesses: Kansas, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. Such deployments are usually short -term, about one to three weeks. They’re meant to help mobilize and streamline outbreak containment efforts. In addition to the deployment, the CDC is releasing nearly $4 million to aid the measles response efforts in Pennsylvania.