The US Just Recorded Its First 2 Measles Deaths This Year
The US Just Recorded Its First 2 Measles Deaths This Year
美国今年首次记录到 2 例麻疹死亡病例
Amid a 35-year high in US measles cases, two people in Pennsylvania have died after contracting the virus, the state’s health department confirmed on Tuesday. They are the first measles-related deaths in the country this year. 在全美麻疹病例创下 35 年来新高之际，宾夕法尼亚州卫生部门周二证实，该州有两人在感染该病毒后死亡。这是今年美国首批与麻疹相关的死亡病例。
Both individuals were unvaccinated residents of Lancaster County in south-central Pennsylvania, which has a large Amish population. The health department said in a statement that it would not be releasing additional information about the individuals to protect their privacy. Pennsylvania has recorded 393 measles cases in 2026 so far, with roughly half of those in Lancaster County. Only Utah and South Carolina have logged more cases this year. 这两名死者均为宾夕法尼亚州中南部兰开斯特县（Lancaster County）未接种疫苗的居民，该地区有大量的阿米什（Amish）人口。卫生部门在声明中表示，为保护隐私，不会公布关于这两人的更多信息。宾夕法尼亚州 2026 年迄今已记录了 393 例麻疹病例，其中约一半发生在兰开斯特县。今年仅有犹他州和南卡罗来纳州的病例数超过该州。
Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro called measles a “serious and growing problem” across the country in a press conference on Tuesday. “Illness and death from measles is completely preventable,” he said. “We already have the tools to protect ourselves and our families from this disease, which is one of the most contagious diseases on the face of the Earth.” 宾夕法尼亚州州长乔什·夏皮罗（Josh Shapiro）在周二的新闻发布会上称，麻疹是全国范围内一个“严重且日益增长的问题”。他说：“由麻疹引起的疾病和死亡是完全可以预防的。我们已经拥有了保护自己和家人免受这种疾病侵害的工具，而这正是地球上最具传染性的疾病之一。”
In Pennsylvania, nearly 20 percent of those infected with measles have been hospitalized. The virus can cause severe complications such as pneumonia, which is the leading cause of death in children who get measles. The infection can also cause brain swelling, or encephalitis, which can sometimes lead to deafness or intellectual disability. 在宾夕法尼亚州，近 20% 的麻疹感染者需要住院治疗。该病毒可导致肺炎等严重并发症，这是麻疹患儿死亡的主要原因。感染还可能导致脑肿胀（即脑炎），有时会导致耳聋或智力障碍。
Nationwide, there have been nearly 2,800 measles cases this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s up from 2,289 cases in 2025 and well above the 285 cases seen in 2023. 根据美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）的数据，今年全国已出现近 2,800 例麻疹病例。这一数字高于 2025 年的 2,289 例，并远超 2023 年的 285 例。
Declining vaccination rates across the country are fueling the current outbreaks. New data released by the CDC earlier this month found that vaccination coverage among kindergartners during the past school year decreased for all reported vaccines. Meanwhile, the number of parents seeking non-medical exemptions for vaccines for their children grew from 3.6 percent to a record high of 4.2 percent nationwide. Measles is so contagious that 95 percent of a community needs to be vaccinated to prevent outbreaks. In Lancaster County, just 87 percent of all incoming kindergarteners are fully vaccinated. 全国范围内疫苗接种率的下降正在加剧当前的疫情。CDC 本月早些时候发布的新数据显示，在过去的一个学年中，幼儿园儿童的所有报告疫苗接种覆盖率均有所下降。与此同时，全国范围内为子女寻求非医疗疫苗豁免的家长比例从 3.6% 增长到了创纪录的 4.2%。麻疹传染性极强，社区需要有 95% 的人接种疫苗才能预防疫情爆发。而在兰开斯特县，仅有 87% 的入学幼儿园儿童完成了全面疫苗接种。
Shapiro cited misinformation around vaccination as a main driver of cases in Pennsylvania. The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is 97 percent effective against measles if both doses are given, and serious side effects are extremely rare in fully vaccinated people. 夏皮罗指出，围绕疫苗接种的错误信息是宾夕法尼亚州病例增加的主要驱动因素。麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹（MMR）疫苗在接种两剂后对麻疹的预防有效率为 97%，且在完全接种疫苗的人群中，严重副作用极为罕见。
Shapiro said staff at the state health department have held 91 pop-up vaccination clinics and administered more than 4,100 vaccines across the state this year in response to the outbreak. About a quarter of those have been given in Lancaster County. 夏皮罗表示，为应对疫情，州卫生部门的工作人员今年已在全州范围内举办了 91 场临时疫苗接种诊所，并接种了超过 4,100 剂疫苗。其中约四分之一是在兰开斯特县进行的。
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has promoted vaccine skepticism and sought to overhaul the childhood vaccination schedule, said on CNN recently that the places facing measles outbreaks are “almost all religious communities that just don’t vaccinate.” 卫生部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪（Robert F. Kennedy Jr.）一直宣扬疫苗怀疑论并试图彻底改革儿童疫苗接种计划，他最近在 CNN 上表示，面临麻疹疫情的地方“几乎都是不接种疫苗的宗教社区”。
Shapiro noted on Tuesday that measles has been traced to 28 different counties throughout Pennsylvania and said it would not be fair to conclude that this is a problem in one particular community. 夏皮罗周二指出，麻疹疫情已追踪至宾夕法尼亚州全境 28 个不同的县，并表示如果断定这只是某个特定社区的问题是不公平的。
The governor said he was late to the press conference because Kennedy called him to offer help in responding to the outbreak. “I was very, very blunt with him,” Shapiro said, noting he turned Kennedy down. “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.” 州长表示他参加新闻发布会迟到了，因为肯尼迪打电话给他，提出要在应对疫情方面提供帮助。“我对他非常、非常直率，”夏皮罗说，并提到他拒绝了肯尼迪。“我明确表示，他的行为以及本届政府所散布的言论，正在对全美的社区产生负面影响。”
Amid surging measles cases, President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order to “break up” the combined MMR vaccine. Currently, the vaccine involves a two-dose regimen, and splitting up the vaccine could require a total of six visits to the doctor to complete the full vaccine series. More than 210 medical organizations and patient groups issued a statement saying the move would leave children less protected and families more confused. The MMR vaccine has been licensed since 1971 as a single injection, and there is no scientific basis for separating it into separate vaccines. 在麻疹病例激增的情况下，唐纳德·特朗普总统最近签署了一项行政命令，要求“拆分”联合 MMR 疫苗。目前，该疫苗采用两剂接种方案，而拆分疫苗可能需要总共六次就医才能完成完整的疫苗接种系列。超过 210 个医疗组织和患者团体发表声明称，此举将使儿童受到的保护减少，并使家庭更加困惑。MMR 疫苗自 1971 年起就被批准作为单次注射使用，将其拆分为单独疫苗并无科学依据。