新奇事件簿 反疫苗运动导致麻疹病例激增

UNICEF has reported that measles¹ cases worldwide have surged by 300% in the first three months of 2019. UNICEF's report came out on the same day that the USA's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that confirmed measles cases in the U.S. are the highest they've been since the disease was declared eradicated² in 2000. UNICEF reported that an estimated 169 million children worldwide have missed out on measles vaccines⁴. It added that 110,000 people (mostly children) died from measles in 2017, up 22 per cent from the year before. UNICEF said: "The measles virus will always find unvaccinated children....We need to vaccinate⁵ every child, in rich and poor countries alike."

联合国儿童基金会（UNICEF）报告称在2019年前三个月，全球麻疹病例激增300%。UNICEF发布该报告的同一天，美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）报告称美国确诊麻疹病例数到达自2000年宣布消灭麻疹以来最高点。UNICEF报告称预估全世界有1.69亿儿童没有接种麻疹疫苗。其还补充道，2017年，有11万人（大部分是儿童）死于麻疹，比上一年增加了22%。UNICEF表示：“麻疹病毒总会找上那些未接种疫苗的儿童......我们需要给每个儿童接种疫苗，无论是富国还是穷国。”

The CDC blamed the anti-vaxxer (anti-vaccination) movement for a drop in the number of parents vaccinating⁶ their children. The anti-vaccination movement began in France in 1763, when doctors believed vaccines were harmful. The anti-vaxxer message is now being widely spread across social media websites. Facebook has vowed⁷ to take down anti-vaxxer posts. The CDC blamed the anti-vaxxer movement for the rise in measles cases. It said: "A significant factor contributing to the outbreaks...is misinformation...about the safety of the measles vaccine³. Some organizations are deliberately⁸ targeting...communities with inaccurate⁹ and misleading information about vaccines."

CDC指责反疫苗运动导致给孩子接种疫苗的家长人数下降。反疫苗运动开始于1763年的法国，当时医生们认为疫苗是有害的。反疫苗运动的信息正在社交媒体网站上广泛传播。Facebook承诺删除反疫苗运动的帖子。CDC指责反疫苗运动是麻疹病例上升的原因。其表示：“导致疫情爆发的一个重要因素是一种关于麻疹疫苗安全性的误解。一些组织故意将目标对准那些接收到错误和误导疫苗信息的社区。”

1 measles   

n.麻疹，风疹，包虫病，痧子

参考例句：

• The doctor is quite definite about Tom having measles.医生十分肯定汤姆得了麻疹。
• The doctor told her to watch out for symptoms of measles.医生叫她注意麻疹出现的症状。

2 eradicated   

画着根的

参考例句：

• Polio has been virtually eradicated in Brazil. 在巴西脊髓灰质炎实际上已经根除。
• The disease has been eradicated from the world. 这种疾病已在全世界得到根除。

3 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。

4 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。

5 vaccinate   

vt.给…接种疫苗；种牛痘

参考例句：

• Local health officials then can plan the best times to vaccinate people.这样，当地的卫生官员就可以安排最佳时间给人们接种疫苗。
• Doctors vaccinate us so that we do not catch smallpox.医生给我们打预防针使我们不会得天花。

6 vaccinating   

给…接种疫苗( vaccinate的现在分词 )； 注射疫苗，接种疫苗

参考例句：

• At first blush, vaccinating the wolves against rabies seems a simple solution. 乍一看来，为狼群注射防狂犬病疫苗是一种简单的办法。
• Also vaccinating children against misers (measles) has saved many lives. 还有，给儿童进行疫苗接种防止麻疹也挽救了许多生命。

7 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

8 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

9 inaccurate   

adj.错误的，不正确的，不准确的

参考例句：

• The book is both inaccurate and exaggerated.这本书不但不准确，而且夸大其词。
• She never knows the right time because her watch is inaccurate.她从来不知道准确的时间因为她的表不准。