纽约禁止未接种疫苗的儿童上学

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2019年09月24日

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New York Bans Unvaccinated Children From Going To School And Their Anti-Vaxx Parents Are Furious

纽约禁止未接种疫苗的儿童上学，他们反对vaxx的父母对此非常愤怒

This summer, during the worst measles outbreak in decades, New York passed a law that ended religious exemptions to vaccinations for children in public schools.

今年夏天，在数十年来最严重的麻疹爆发期间，纽约通过了一项法律，终止了公立学校儿童接种疫苗的宗教豁免权。

Parents were given a two week grace period after the start of school to provide vaccination records or their kids wouldn’t be kicked out. As that grace period nears its end, many parents begin to fight back, furious that the law is actually being upheld.

家长在开学后有两周的宽限期提供疫苗接种记录，否则他们的孩子将会被开除。随着宽限期的临近，许多父母开始反击，他们对法律的执行感到愤怒。

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To be clear, the students can return to school if their parents vaccinate them. State health officials told BuzzFeed News that 26,217 unvaccinated New York children in public schools, private schools, parochial schools, daycare centers, and prekindergarten programs obtained religious exemptions during the 2017–18 school year.

需要明确的是，如果父母为学生接种疫苗，他们就可以重返学校。州卫生官员告诉BuzzFeed新闻，2017-18学年，纽约公立学校、私立学校、教区学校、日托中心和幼儿园学前项目的26217名未接种疫苗的儿童获得宗教豁免权。

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The measles outbreak that prompted the new law is easing. Earlier this month, Mayor Bill de Blasio declared an end to the measles outbreak in New York City, its epicenter. Since October 2018, there have been 654 measles cases in the city and 414 in other parts of the state, where transmission has also slowed. According to the CDC, children are most at risk from measles. One out of every 20 children infected with measles will contract pneumonia, while one in 1,000 will die from the virus. Other complications can include swelling of the brain (which can lead to deafness or disabilities).

促使新法律出台的麻疹疫情正在缓解。本月早些时候，纽约市长白思豪(Bill de Blasio)宣布，其震中纽约市的麻疹疫情已经结束。自2018年10月以来，该市已有654例麻疹病例，该州其他地区也有414例，传播速度也有所放缓。根据美国疾病控制与预防中心的数据，儿童患麻疹的风险最大。每20个感染麻疹的儿童中就有一个会感染肺炎，而每1000个儿童中就有一个会死于这种病毒。其他并发症包括脑肿胀(可能导致耳聋或残疾)。