Vaccinateschool-agechildrentopreventdiseaseoutbreaks,sayshealthofficial
为学龄儿童接种疫苗是制止病毒爆发的良方
Asthenewschoolyearbegins,healthofficialsarestronglyurgingparentstoensuretheirchildren’simmunizationrecordsareuptodatetopreventoutbreaksofstillprevalentdiseaseslikemeaslesandmumps.
immunization
n.免疫
measles
n.麻疹
mumps
n.腮腺炎
新学年开始了,为了阻止流行疾病的爆发,如麻疹和腮腺炎的扩散,卫生部官员强烈要求父母必须确保孩子的疫苗接种记录是最新的。
“Alotofpeoplethinkallthesediseasesaren’taroundanymoreandsowedon’tneedtogetvaccinatedagainstthemand,infact,that’snottrue,”saidKurtSeetoo,immunizationprogrammanagerfortheMarylandDepartmentofHealth.“Alotofthesediseases,althoughtheymaynotbehereintheU.S.,theyarestillcirculatinginotherareasoftheworld.”
vaccinate
v.预防接种
circulate
v.循环,传播
马里兰州卫生部疫苗接种计划的项目经理KurtSeetoo说:“很多人认为所有这些疾病都已不复存在,根本不需要去接种疫苗,然而事实并非如此。很多疾病可能不在美国,但在世界其他地区仍有传播。”
InApril,ameaslesoutbreakinMinnesotawasbelievedtohaveoriginatedfromSomaliimmigrantfamilies,exacerbatedbylowratesofimmunizationsinthat白癜风中科医院专家