Another child dies of measles as CDC reportedly holds up health alert

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A child in New York has died of measles, health officials in the state announced late Monday. It marks the first reported measles-associated death in New York in more than 30 years. It is the seventh measles-linked death reported in the US this year; all six of the other deaths were reported in Pennsylvania, which is experiencing a dramatic measles outbreak that has stricken over 1,430 people this year.

纽约州卫生官员周一晚间宣布，该州一名儿童死于麻疹。这是纽约州 30 多年来首次报告与麻疹相关的死亡病例。这也是今年美国报告的第七例与麻疹相关的死亡病例；其余六例死亡均发生在宾夕法尼亚州，该州今年正经历一场严重的麻疹疫情，已有超过 1,430 人感染。

Prior to the deaths, Pennsylvania hadn’t seen a measles-related death in 35 years. The boom in vaccine-preventable outbreaks, cases, and tragic deaths is being fueled by slipping vaccination rates nationwide as health misinformation and anti-vaccine sentiments have taken hold. One of the most prominent anti-vaccine activists in the US currently serves as the US health secretary; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent decades prior to taking office attacking vaccines and spreading misinformation.

在这些死亡事件发生之前，宾夕法尼亚州已有 35 年未出现过麻疹相关死亡病例。随着健康错误信息和反疫苗情绪的蔓延，全国疫苗接种率下滑，导致疫苗可预防的疫情、病例和悲剧性死亡人数激增。美国最著名的反疫苗活动人士之一目前担任美国卫生部长；小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪在就职前的几十年里，一直致力于抨击疫苗并散布错误信息。

He and his anti-vaccine organization, Children’s Health Defense, have been one of the most prolific sources of anti-vaccine content. Since taking office, Kennedy has waged a multi-front war on vaccines that has included dismantling and obstructing federal vaccine recommendations; launching dubious studies to look for alleged, unspecified harms of vaccines; promoting alleged vaccine injuries; and continuing to spread misinformation about vaccines and vaccine-preventable illnesses.

他和他的反疫苗组织“儿童健康防御”一直是反疫苗内容最丰富的来源之一。自上任以来，肯尼迪对疫苗发动了多方面的战争，包括拆除和阻挠联邦疫苗建议；发起可疑的研究以寻找所谓的、未明确的疫苗危害；宣传所谓的疫苗伤害；并继续散布有关疫苗和疫苗可预防疾病的错误信息。

In a statement, New York Governor Kathy Hochul directly tied the state’s death to Kennedy’s policies and anti-vaccine activism. She called the child’s death “a devastating reminder of what’s at stake when Washington deliberately erodes decades of progress in protecting Americans from preventable illnesses.” She also said she was “heartbroken” by the death, sending her condolences to the family. “As a mother and grandmother, I cannot imagine what this family is going through,” Hochul said.

纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔在一份声明中将该州的这起死亡事件直接归咎于肯尼迪的政策和反疫苗活动。她称这名儿童的死亡是“一个毁灭性的提醒，当华盛顿蓄意破坏几十年来在保护美国人免受可预防疾病侵害方面取得的进展时，后果是多么严重。”她还表示对这起死亡事件感到“心碎”，并向其家人表示慰问。霍楚尔说：“作为一名母亲和祖母，我无法想象这个家庭正在经历什么。”

Overall, New York has reported 170 measles cases in over a dozen counties. In a statement emailed to Ars Technica after publication, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said that “Secretary Kennedy and CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz continue to make clear that the MMR vaccine is the most effective way to prevent measles.”

总体而言，纽约州在十几个县报告了 170 例麻疹病例。美国卫生与公众服务部（HHS）的一位发言人在文章发表后通过电子邮件向 Ars Technica 发表声明称，“肯尼迪部长和疾控中心主任埃里卡·施瓦茨博士继续明确表示，麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹（MMR）疫苗是预防麻疹最有效的方法。”

Days before the seventh preventable measles death, The Washington Post reported on Kennedy’s latest push to thwart public health efforts: Career scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—which is under Kennedy’s control—were blocked from publishing an urgent health alert to clinicians regarding the risk and management of measles cases during pregnancy.

在第七例可预防的麻疹死亡事件发生前几天，《华盛顿邮报》报道了肯尼迪阻挠公共卫生工作的最新举措：在肯尼迪管辖下的美国疾病控制与预防中心（CDC），职业科学家们被禁止向临床医生发布关于孕期麻疹风险及管理的紧急健康警报。

Given the previous success of vaccines and vaccination campaigns, many clinicians have never seen such cases in their careers. But measles infections during pregnancy pose severe, life-threatening risks to both pregnant people and fetuses. As such, CDC scientists wanted to issue an informational advisory through the CDC’s Health Alert Network. But the CDC Director’s Office declined to provide the required approval for the alert, sources told the Post.

鉴于疫苗和疫苗接种运动以往的成功，许多临床医生在职业生涯中从未见过此类病例。但孕期麻疹感染对孕妇和胎儿都构成严重的生命威胁。因此，CDC 的科学家们希望通过 CDC 的健康警报网络发布一份信息咨询。但据消息人士告诉《华盛顿邮报》，CDC 主任办公室拒绝为该警报提供必要的批准。

The scientists have since moved to trying to publish the information in the CDC’s publication, The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). But the peer-review process for the publication is longer than that of an advisory. Further, vaccine-related studies already approved for publication in MMWR have been suspiciously delayed, the Post reported. The scientists are now considering publishing the information outside the agency to avoid onerous clearance.

此后，科学家们转而尝试在 CDC 的刊物《发病率与死亡率周报》（MMWR）上发表这些信息。但该刊物的同行评审过程比咨询报告要长。此外，《华盛顿邮报》报道称，已经获准在 MMWR 上发表的疫苗相关研究被可疑地推迟了。科学家们现在正考虑在机构外发布这些信息，以避免繁琐的审批程序。

In response to the Post’s reporting, the HHS spokesperson told Ars Technica that CDC is closely tracking measles and “providing clinicians and public health officials with guidance to protect mothers and babies.” Information on measles is “moving through CDC’s scientific review and clearance process, which informs publication decisions and timing.” Health officials in Pennsylvania, meanwhile, released their own alert on measles in pregnancy and congenital measles on October 19.

针对《华盛顿邮报》的报道，HHS 发言人告诉 Ars Technica，CDC 正在密切追踪麻疹，并“为临床医生和公共卫生官员提供保护母亲和婴儿的指导”。有关麻疹的信息“正在通过 CDC 的科学审查和审批流程，该流程决定了发布决策和时间。”与此同时，宾夕法尼亚州的卫生官员于 10 月 19 日发布了他们自己关于孕期麻疹和先天性麻疹的警报。

New York has not released the age of the child who died or any other details about the case. The other sixth deaths reported this year have included babies, including one with congenital measles. The six deaths in Pennsylvania included a newborn with congenital measles, whose mother was severely ill at the time of birth; a 6-week-old who was too young to be vaccinated; a “perfectly healthy” 18-year-old; a 20-year-old with leukemia; a 40-year-old with underlying conditions; and a 39-year-old with underlying conditions. All the deceased were unvaccinated.

纽约州尚未公布死亡儿童的年龄或有关该病例的其他任何细节。今年报告的其他六例死亡病例包括婴儿，其中一例患有先天性麻疹。宾夕法尼亚州的六例死亡病例包括一名患有先天性麻疹的新生儿，其母亲在分娩时病情严重；一名因年龄太小而无法接种疫苗的 6 周大婴儿；一名“完全健康”的 18 岁青年；一名患有白血病的 20 岁青年；一名患有基础疾病的 40 岁人士；以及一名患有基础疾病的 39 岁人士。所有死者均未接种疫苗。

Pennsylvania’s health department is currently only reporting five deaths; the department confirmed to Ars Technica on Monday that its investigation into the sixth death, reported by the Franklin County coroner on October 19, is still pending. A Franklin County judge has ordered that information about the death be sealed from public review, and The Philadelphia Inquirer has taken legal action to obtain certain death record details.

宾夕法尼亚州卫生部目前仅报告了五例死亡；该部门周一向 Ars Technica 证实，其对 10 月 19 日由富兰克林县验尸官报告的第六例死亡病例的调查仍在进行中。富兰克林县的一名法官已下令将有关该死亡的信息封存，禁止公众查阅，《费城问询报》已采取法律行动以获取某些死亡记录细节。

The CDC, meanwhile, has reported only three of the seven deaths this year. Kennedy reportedly ordered the CDC to delete some of the early deaths and has since changed how the CDC counts deaths. Instead of the long-standing practice of relaying reports from states, the CDC now relies on federal death records, which can take weeks to come through and are not designed to capture the real-time data needed to respond to an active outbreak.

与此同时，CDC 今年仅报告了七例死亡病例中的三例。据报道，肯尼迪下令 CDC 删除了一些早期死亡病例，并从此改变了 CDC 统计死亡人数的方式。CDC 现在不再沿用长期以来转发各州报告的做法，而是依赖联邦死亡记录，这些记录可能需要数周时间才能送达，且并非旨在捕捉应对活跃疫情所需的实时数据。

Overall, the CDC reports over 4,850 measles cases across 47 states and jurisdictions. At least 511 people have been hospitalized. This year’s tally is more than double the total from all of 2025, which was 2,289 cases with three deaths. The 2026 tally is also the largest the country has seen since 1991, prior to measles being declared eliminated from the US in 2000 amid high vaccination.

总体而言，CDC 报告在 47 个州和司法管辖区内有超过 4,850 例麻疹病例。至少有 511 人住院治疗。今年的总数是 2025 年全年总数（2,289 例病例，3 例死亡）的两倍多。2026 年的统计数字也是该国自 1991 年以来最高的一次，当时美国在 2000 年高疫苗接种率的背景下宣布消除了麻疹。