NBC晚间新闻 疫情下美国投票遇难题（在线收听）

77 days until election day 2020. As the country decides between voting by mail or standing in long lines at polling places, health experts say voters will need to weigh the risk. I mean, obviously if your person who is compromised physically or otherwise you don't want to take the chance. The CDC has issued guidelines for polling places this fall. In addition to mandating masks and social distancing, minimize the number of people inside at once, move lines outside if weather permits, constantly disinfect shared objects like pens and ballot activation cards and increase indoor air circulation. But the CDC director has already warned of a dire public health emergency this fall, with the worsening pandemic coupled with the flu season. Dr Thomas Sy is a surgeon and health policy expert at Harvard and Brigham and women's hospital in Boston.

Will it be safe to vote in person come November? Yes, voting in person can be safe but we have to ensure and make it safe. It won't happen naturally. It will take concerted effort to use the best public health guidelines. In 2016, 60 percent of voters voted in person. The MIT Voting Unit says that number could drop to 40 percent this year but expect fewer polling places and longer lines. Despite President Trump's warning that mail in voting is ripe for fraud, election researchers insist that's simply not true. Voter fraud in the united states, for many many years has not been a widespread issue, either by mail or in person. It really is not an issue. To minimize potential COVID exposure, health experts are urging states to set up drive-throughs or secure drop boxes for people who want to deliver their ballots in person.

现在离2020年选举日还有77天。当美国在邮寄投票和在投票点排长队投票做抉择时，健康专家表示，选民需要权衡风险。我的意思是，很明显，如果你的身体或其他方面会受到损害，那你不会去冒这个险。疾控中心已经发布了今年秋天的投票地点指南。除了强制戴口罩和保持社交距离，还有尽量减少室内的人数，如果天气允许，把队伍移到室外，不间断对共用物品进行消毒，如钢笔和选票激活卡，还有增加室内空气流通。但疾病控制和预防中心主任已经警告，随着新冠疫情的恶化和流感季节的到来，今年秋天会出现严重的公共卫生紧急情况，托马斯·西博士是哈佛大学和布里格姆妇女医院的外科医生和健康政策专家。11月亲自到场投票安全吗？是的，亲自去投票是安全的，但我们必须确保它的安全。这不会自然发生。应用最佳的公共卫生准则需要人们齐心协力。2016年，60%的选民是亲自到场投票。麻省理工学院的投票小组表示，今年这个数字可能会下降到40%，但预计投票地点会减少，排队的人会增多。尽管特朗普总统警告说，邮寄选票可能导致选举舞弊，但选举研究人员坚持认为这根本不是事实。多年来，无论是通过邮件还是亲自到场投票，美国的选票造假都不是一个普遍的问题。这真的不是问题。为了最大限度地减少新冠病毒接触，健康专家敦促各州为那些想要亲自投递选票的人设立免下车服务或安全的投递箱。