麻疹幽灵再现美国出现了15年来最大规模的麻疹爆发,总数超过220个病例——根据美国疾病预防控制中心(CDC)的统计,这些病例几乎都是未接受疫苗接种的人。麻疹爆发是通过未接受疫苗接种的人从麻疹高发病率地区(以欧洲为例,截至10月份,欧洲已报告26000份病例并有9人死亡)返回美国传播的。10月份,一份发表在《儿科学》杂志上的研究报告表明,有超过10%的父母出于对孤独症莫名的恐惧和其它安全考虑,跳过或推迟为自己的孩子接种疫苗。报告同时显示疫苗是安全的,特别是在与疫苗所预防的疾病(麻疹)对比中,其安全性愈发突出。
In March, the Supreme Court upheld the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, set up in 1986, to protect the vaccine supply. It compensates people harmed by a vaccine but doesn't allow them to individually sue vaccine makers.
3月,为了保证疫苗的供应,联邦最高法院表态支持1986年建立的《疫苗伤害补偿计划》。该法案规定对受到疫苗伤害的人给予补偿但不允许他们单独起诉疫苗生产商。
Limited availability for certain prescription drugs. The FDA reported shortages of more than 200 prescription drugs this year. Cancer patients described having to use less effective substitutes, while some who needed surgery had to delay their procedures. Most hard-to-find medications were older, injectable drugs, which are more complicated to manufacture, store and ship than pills or tablets, the FDA said.
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