Fifth unvaccinated person dies of measles; CDC still not counting all deaths

第五名未接种疫苗者死于麻疹；美国疾控中心（CDC）仍未统计全部死亡病例

A fifth, unvaccinated person has died of measles in Pennsylvania, the state’s health department announced Wednesday. The department identified the deceased as a resident of Lancaster County, which is the epicenter of a raging outbreak that began in late April. 宾夕法尼亚州卫生部周三宣布，该州又有第五名未接种疫苗者死于麻疹。卫生部确认死者为兰开斯特县（Lancaster County）居民，该县是自四月下旬爆发的严重疫情的中心。

The updated case count as of Wednesday is 943 across 39 counties, including 119 cases reported in just the last seven days. At least 176 people have been hospitalized. Lancaster County has reported 381 cases and three of the five deaths in the outbreak. 截至周三，全州39个县的累计病例数已达943例，其中仅过去七天就新增了119例。至少有176人住院治疗。兰开斯特县报告了381例病例，以及此次疫情中五起死亡病例中的三起。

The previous two deaths were both in infants too young to be vaccinated. That includes a newborn boy and a 6-week-old baby girl. So far, no other information has been released about the county’s third death announced today. 此前两名死者均为年龄太小而无法接种疫苗的婴儿，包括一名新生男婴和一名6周大的女婴。目前，关于今天宣布的该县第三起死亡病例，尚未公布其他信息。

The other two deaths were in an unvaccinated 18-year-old resident of Mifflin County, who developed a severe neurological complication of measles, and an unvaccinated 40-year-old woman, who had several chronic underlying health conditions that put her at higher risk of severe infection, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 另外两名死者分别是米夫林县（Mifflin County）一名未接种疫苗的18岁居民，他因麻疹引发了严重的神经系统并发症；以及一名未接种疫苗的40岁女性，她患有多种慢性基础疾病，包括慢性阻塞性肺病（COPD），这使她面临更高的严重感染风险。

Prior to these five deaths in Pennsylvania, the state had not reported a measles death in 35 years. To date, they are the only measles deaths reported this year in the US. 在宾夕法尼亚州发生这五起死亡事件之前，该州已有35年未报告过麻疹死亡病例。迄今为止，这些也是今年美国境内仅有的麻疹死亡报告。

Last year, the US saw three measles deaths: two in otherwise-healthy, unvaccinated school-aged children in Texas and an unvaccinated adult in New Mexico. All three were connected to a massive measles outbreak in West Texas, which spilled over to nearby states. Prior to the 2025 deaths, the US had not seen a measles death since 2015. 去年，美国出现了三起麻疹死亡病例：两名死者是德克萨斯州身体健康但未接种疫苗的学龄儿童，另一名是新墨西哥州一名未接种疫苗的成年人。这三起病例都与德克萨斯州西部的大规模麻疹疫情有关，该疫情随后蔓延至周边各州。在2025年的这些死亡病例之前，美国自2015年以来一直没有出现过麻疹死亡病例。

Measles was declared eliminated from the US in 2000 thanks to high vaccination rates. But amid misinformation from anti-vaccine activists—including current US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—vaccination rates have continuously slipped in recent years, vaccination exemptions have hit an all-time high, and the highly infectious virus has come roaring back. 得益于高疫苗接种率，美国在2000年宣布消除了麻疹。然而，在包括现任美国卫生与公众服务部部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪（Robert F. Kennedy Jr.）在内的反疫苗活动人士散布的错误信息影响下，近年来疫苗接种率持续下滑，疫苗接种豁免率达到历史最高水平，这种高传染性病毒也随之卷土重来。

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tallied at least 3,659 cases this year, a tally higher than last year’s and the highest on record since 1991. Still, under the influence of Kennedy, the CDC has resisted reporting the deaths in Pennsylvania, instead altering the criteria for what it counts as a measles death. Currently, the CDC is reporting only two deaths. It’s unclear which two have been counted. 美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）统计今年至少有3,659例病例，这一数字高于去年，也是自1991年以来的最高纪录。尽管如此，在肯尼迪的影响下，CDC一直拒绝报告宾夕法尼亚州的死亡病例，反而修改了麻疹死亡病例的统计标准。目前，CDC仅报告了两起死亡病例，尚不清楚具体统计的是哪两起。

Meanwhile, health officials in Pennsylvania are racing to vaccinate residents amid the deadly outbreak. The health department reports that state nurses have administered more than 8,500 doses of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine this year, including more than 5,500 doses given at pop-up clinics in outbreak areas. 与此同时，宾夕法尼亚州的卫生官员正在这场致命疫情中争分夺秒地为居民接种疫苗。卫生部报告称，州护士今年已接种了超过8,500剂麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹（MMR）疫苗，其中超过5,500剂是在疫情爆发地区的临时诊所接种的。

“The best protection against measles remains getting fully vaccinated,” the health department reiterated Wednesday. “The MMR vaccine, administered over two doses, boosts a person’s immune system and provides 97 percent lifetime protection.” “预防麻疹的最佳保护措施仍然是完成全程疫苗接种，”卫生部周三重申，“MMR疫苗分两剂接种，可增强人体免疫系统，并提供97%的终身保护。”