宾夕法尼亚州州长乔什·夏皮罗向担心该州麻疹疫情日益严重的选民提出建议：不要听信卫生与公众服务部部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪的话。
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro offered advice to constituents concerned about the commonwealth’s growing measles outbreak: Don’t listen to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
在周日播出的哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）“面对国家”节目采访中，这位民主党籍州长指责肯尼迪散布错误信息，导致越来越少的父母给孩子接种疫苗以预防这种美国曾于2000年宣布消除的致命疾病。
In an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation” that aired Sunday, the Democratic governor accused Kennedy of spreading misinformation that has led to fewer parents vaccinating their children against the deadly disease that the U.S. had declared eradicated back in 2000.
夏皮罗说：“毫无疑问，你可以画一条直线，将RFK多年来散布的胡言乱语，以及他现在作为该国最高公共卫生官员的工作，与我州和全国各地人们生病联系起来。”卫生与公众服务部发言人未立即回应置评请求。
“Make no mistake, you can draw a straight line between the nonsense that RFK has been spewing for years and now his work as the leading public health official in this country and people getting sick here in my state and across the country,” Shapiro said. A spokesperson for Health and Human Services did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
随着宾夕法尼亚州成为美国数十年来最严重麻疹疫情的所在地，夏皮罗的言论是这位州长与国家最高公共卫生官员之间公开争端的最新进展。疫情中心位于宾夕法尼亚州中部，兰开斯特县报告了三例麻疹相关死亡病例，其中包括两名婴儿。其他县也记录了两例死亡病例。
Shapiro’s comments are the latest in a public dispute between the governor and the nation’s top public health official as Pennsylvania finds itself home to the worst measles outbreak the U.S. has seen in decades. The epicenter of the outbreak is central Pennsylvania, where Lancaster County has reported three measles-associated deaths, including that of two infants. Two other deaths have also been recorded in other counties.
肯尼迪长期以来对儿童疫苗的功效表示怀疑，包括麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹疫苗，通常称为MMR疫苗。今年早些时候，他指控夏皮罗的一名工作人员捏造了死亡病例。
Kennedy has long espoused doubts about the efficacy of childhood vaccines, including the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, commonly referred to as the MMR vaccine. Earlier this year, he alleged that one of Shapiro's staffers fabricated the deaths.
该州卫生部门9月曾向疾病控制与预防中心请求紧急支持——前提是该机构承认州政府报告的麻疹相关死亡病例。
The state’s health department in September requested emergency support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — with the caveat that the agency recognize the measles-related deaths reported by the state.
夏皮罗周日未表示是否后悔其政府处理该事件的方式，而是指责肯尼迪将疫情政治化，并呼吁唐纳德·特朗普总统将该部长免职。
Shapiro on Sunday did not say if he regrets the way his administration chose to handle the situation, instead accusing Kennedy of politicizing the outbreak and calling for President Donald Trump to remove the secretary from his position.
夏皮罗说：“这个人，他不具备担任美国最高公共卫生官员的资格。他不是卫生专家，而且不断在宾夕法尼亚州和全国范围内破坏公共卫生。”
“This guy, he is not qualified to serve as America's top public health official,” said Shapiro. “He is not a health expert and he is constantly undermining public health here in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and across the country.”