| Almost one week into its largest ever vaccination effort, China's campaign to protect over 100 million children against measles is progressing very well, according to comments made by UNICEF's Representative to China, Dr Yin Yin Nwe. The nationwide campaign is being conducted in response to persistent outbreaks of measles, a highly contagious infectious disease responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths around the world each year. |
聯合國兒童基金會駐華代表魏英瑛博士17日評價道，中國為超過1億的目標兒童開展了迄今為止最大規模的麻疹強化免疫活動以保護他們避免感染麻疹。該免疫活動已開展一周，進展良好。其目的是為了針對控制這種持續爆發、高度傳染性疾病。麻疹每年造成全球數十萬死亡病例。 |
| "China's efforts to eliminate local transmission of measles are both necessary and highly commendable. UNICEF has participated in an international monitoring team assessing the conduct of this campaign, and I am very happy to report that it is progressing safely, and is highly likely to be very effective," said Dr Nwe after a briefing at the Ministry of Health on September 17. |
“中國在控制和消除麻疹傳播的努力和舉措非常有必要，值得高度贊賞。聯合國兒童基金會作為國際聯合督導團隊的一員，參加了對此次活動的督導和評估活動。我很高興的看到，這項活動十分安全，效果將會十分顯著。”魏博士在2010年9月17日衛生部召開的情況通報會后說道。 |
| Preparations for the campaign have been hampered by adverse publicity, including false rumours related to vaccine safety, and parents' concerns about vaccination of children who have previously received the measles vaccine. |
然而一些相關媒體的負面宣傳，例如與疫苗安全性相關的虛假謠言以及之前曾經注射過麻疹疫苗的兒童家長對再次注射的擔憂，為開展這次強化免疫活動工作帶來了嚴重阻礙。 |
| Dr Nwe continued: "China's Ministry of Health has made an enormous effort to prepare a safe campaign, and to communicate the need for all eligible children to participate. I am aware of the rumours and the concerns of parents, but all the vaccines being used have an excellent safety and efficacy record. As recent measles outbreaks in China have clearly demonstrated, some children remain susceptible even after receiving routine measles vaccinations. It is not possible for health authorities to test each and every child for immunity, and there is no harm in vaccinated children receiving an additional dose. In addition, thousands of migrant children who may not have been adequately vaccinated are now resident in urban areas, so this campaign needs to include ALL eligible children, to protect the population against the measles virus. Similar mass campaigns have been conducted safely and effectively in many countries, including amongst populations of children with high rates of previous vaccination." |
魏博士繼續說道：“中國衛生部在本次活動安全性方面做了大量的準備工作，并通過大力宣傳和溝通使所有滿足條件的兒童都能獲得免疫接種。我也意識到這些謠言以及家長的擔憂，但是這些使用的疫苗都有安全和有效的良好記錄。近來麻疹在在中國的一些爆發已經表明，一些兒童雖然通過常規麻疹免疫注射了疫苗，但是仍然存在感染麻疹的可能。衛生部門不可能對每一個孩子都進行免疫水平檢測，而且再次注射的麻疹疫苗對于已經注射過該疫苗的兒童是沒有任何傷害的。另外，數以千計的流動兒童過去可能不能及時注射疫苗，他們現在住在城市里，都應該參與此次活動。因此本次強化免疫強調需要對所有符合條件的兒童進行接種，以保護整個人群免受麻疹的侵害。同樣大規模的疫苗強化活動已經在世界上其他許多國家安全、有效地開展過。而且許多兒童之前也都有很高的麻疹疫苗接種率。” |
| UNICEF attended the briefing this morning at the Ministry of Health, addressed by Dr Carlos Castillo of the Pan-American Health Organisation, leader of an international observer team which has visited many campaign sites in Shanghai, Henan and Sha'anxi over the last five days. Dr Castillo gave a very positive report on the conduct of the campaign to Ministry of Health Vice-Minister Yin Li and other experts. In particular, he commended the cooperation between health, education, public security and drug administration authorities, careful registration and screening of children's suitability for vaccination and procedures to deal with any adverse events following vaccination. The campaign will continue officially until September 20, but follow up activities to mop-up children not yet vaccinated will continue for several more weeks. |
聯合國兒童基金會參加了17日上午在衛生部舉辦的情況通報會。泛美衛生組織的卡洛斯?卡斯特羅博士就此次活動的執行情況代表督導組作了評價非常高的督導報告，同時向中國衛生部副部長尹力及其他專家組成員表示了贊賞。聯合督導組在過去的5天中走訪了上海、河南、陜西的多個活動點進行了督導檢查。他們尤其高度評價了中國衛生、教育、公安和藥品監督機構的協調配合機制以及嚴格的摸底調查和注冊應種兒童、排查接種禁忌證和處理疑似預防接種異常反應工作。本次強化免疫活動將于9月20日結束，但是活動中漏種兒童的接種工作將在未來幾周繼續展開。 |
| Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that affects both children and young adults. While most individuals recover from measles infection, some may suffer serious complications or death. In 2009, more than 52,000 people in China were reported to have contracted measles, accounting for about 86% of the measles cases in WHO's Western Pacific region. |
麻疹是一種具有高度傳染性的病毒性疾病，不僅兒童會感染，成人也會感染。有些人能夠從麻疹病情中康復過來，而有些人可能會繼續患上由麻疹引發的更為嚴重的多種并發癥甚至導致死亡。根據衛生部報告，2009年中國有超過5.2萬人感染麻疹，占世界衛生組織西太平洋地區發布的感染麻疹病例的86%。
（China.org.cn） |
