香港推出限苗令:每月只允许120名非港儿童接种

 Hong Kong is to limit the number of non-resident children getting vaccinations¹ at government clinics, after an illegal vaccine² scandal in mainland China raised fears some families would come to the city for inoculations and put pressure on supplies.

在中国内地疫苗丑闻曝光后，出于对内地一些家庭可能赴港接种疫苗，继而引发"疫苗荒"的担忧，香港将对公立诊所为非本地儿童接种疫苗实施限额制。

From April 1, Hong Kong's Maternal³ and Child Health Centres will only accept 120 new non-resident children a month. Non-resident children will only be able to book an appointment when there is spare capacity and will have to pay a higher fee.

自4月1日起，全港31间母婴健康院为非本地儿童接种疫苗设定的限额为每月120宗新症。只有在先满足了香港本地儿童的需求的情况下，外地儿童才能预约接种，而且收费较本地儿童更高。

"The government's policy is to accord priority to local children," Hong Kong's Assistant Director of Health for Family and Elderly Health Services, Teresa Li, said in a statement. "We will closely monitor the utilization⁴ of services by (non-resident children) and may adjust the quota⁵ or withhold⁶ new case bookings."

香港家庭和老年人健康中心助理署长李敏碧在一份声明中表示：“政府这一政策的目的在于优先保障本地儿童接受治疗的权利。我们将密切监测（对外地儿童）医疗服务的利用率，并可以适当调整配额，或者保留一些预定的名额。”

香港推出限苗令:每月只允许120名非港儿童接种

Mainland Chinese authorities said this month a mother and daughter had illegally traded nearly $90 million worth of vaccines⁷ and sold them on to hundreds of re-sellers around the country, prompting an outcry from parents and political leaders.

中国大陆当局本月表示，一对母女涉嫌非法交易近9000万美元的疫苗，并将其出售给全国各地的数百名分销商，这一事件引起了家长和政府领导人的强烈抗议。

The vaccines, which police said were made by licensed⁸ producers, were not kept refrigerated, meaning they could be ineffective.

警方表示，这些疫苗是由特许生产商生产的，没有冷藏保存，这意味着它们可能是无效的。

Hong Kong would order additional vaccine supplies if needed, another spokeswoman there said.

香港另一位女发言人表示，如果需要的话，香港方面将订购额外的供应疫苗。

The Macau government said in a statement on last Tuesday that only Macau residents were entitled to free vaccinations and government-procured routine vaccinations would not be given to visitors.

澳门政府在上周二的一则声明中也表示，只有澳门本地居民能够享有免费接种疫苗，政府采购的常规疫苗不会分发给游客。

1 vaccinations   

n.种痘，接种( vaccination的名词复数 )；牛痘疤

参考例句：

• Vaccinations ensure one against diseases. 接种疫苗可以预防疾病。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I read some publicity about vaccinations while waiting my turn at the doctor's. 在医生那儿候诊时，我读了一些关于接种疫苗的宣传。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

3 maternal   

adj.母亲的，母亲般的，母系的，母方的

参考例句：

• He is my maternal uncle.他是我舅舅。
• The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。

4 utilization   

n.利用，效用

参考例句：

• Computer has found an increasingly wide utilization in all fields.电子计算机已越来越广泛地在各个领域得到应用。
• Modern forms of agricultural utilization,have completely refuted this assumption.现代农业利用形式，完全驳倒了这种想象。

5 quota   

n.（生产、进出口等的）配额，（移民的）限额

参考例句：

• A restricted import quota was set for meat products.肉类产品设定了进口配额。
• He overfulfilled his production quota for two months running.他一连两个月超额完成生产指标。

6 withhold   

v.拒绝，不给；使停止，阻挡

参考例句：

• It was unscrupulous of their lawyer to withhold evidence.他们的律师隐瞒证据是不道德的。
• I couldn't withhold giving some loose to my indignation.我忍不住要发泄一点我的愤怒。

7 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

8 licensed   

adj.得到许可的v.许可，颁发执照(license的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The new drug has not yet been licensed in the US. 这种新药尚未在美国获得许可。
• Is that gun licensed? 那支枪有持枪执照吗？