美國衛生官員催促孩子們第二劑H1N1疫苗 儘管臨床安全數據不足
U.S. health officials urge second dose of A/H1N1 vaccine for kids in spite of inadequate clinical safety data
Sunday, 07 February 2010 13:22
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HOUSTON, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. health officials have asked parents to get their children under 10 years of age fully vaccinated against the A/H1N1 flu virus as another wave of strike might be coming soon.
休斯頓，2月5日電（Xinhua） - 美國衛生官員已經呼籲家長，讓10歲以下孩子對甲型流感病毒作充分的防疫注射，因另一波的攻擊可能很快來到。
Hawaii state health department said on Tuesday that, in Hawaii and a number of other states, there are many children who have not received their second dose, and that there are still many children who have not been vaccinated against the A/H1N1 at all.
夏威夷州衛生部門週二表示，在夏威夷和許多其它州，有許多孩子沒有接收他們的第二劑，而且還有許多兒童並未有接種H1N1疫苗。
In Washington state, health officials say that only a quarter of vaccinated kids under age five have received the second dose.
在華盛頓州的衛生官員說，只有四分之一5歲以下接種過疫苗的孩子已接收第二劑。
Studies on the A/H1N1 vaccine show that it takes three to four weeks after the second dose before kids under 10 are fully protected.
甲型疫苗的研究顯示，在第二劑後需要三到四個星期，10歲以下的孩子才得到全面保護。
The second dose of A/H1N1 vaccine for the youngsters under 10, recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), would achieve maximum protection against the new virus, said Hawaii State Epidemiologist Sarah Park.
Experts said parents are aware of the need to get kids vaccinated at the height of influenza breakouts but their attention drops when things normalized.
After nearly a year of news headlines, worry and confusion, the latest statistics released by the CDC find no states reporting widespread influenza activity and only six reporting regional activity.
To wake up the general public, health officials in Ohio warned parents that there is a possibility for a third wave of the A/H1N1 flu.
"Don't let your guard down," said Dr. William Mercer, director of the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department. "If we learned anything from 1957, there was another wave and that started in the middle of February."
The seasonal flu is also expected to peak soon, Mercer said, encouraging people to get both the A/H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines.
Dr. Scott Brady, co-chair of Florida Hospital's A/H1N1 task force said:"The A/H1N1 is still out there, and is probably going to stick around for a while."
He also called for attention to the regular seasonal flu, which generally peaks in the second or third week of February and kills 36,000 adults a year.
With the supplies of A/H1N1 flu vaccine reach to 147 million doses by the end of last week, local health officials are encouraging everyone to get vaccinated.
The A/H1N1 virus is predicted to be the dominant strain of flu that will circulate next year, said Dr. Yuan Po-Tu, medical director of walk-in clinics in Snohomish County, Washington. "So even if the flu doesn't come back this spring, by getting two doses, you're setting them (children) up for protecting them next fall," he added.
The CDC estimated in December that the A/H1N1 flu had killed 10,000 people in the United States, including 1,100 children and 7,500 younger adults, since the start of the pandemic in April.
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