CDC Investigates Link Between Pennsylvania Deaths and Measles
美國疾管署正調查賓州死亡病例與麻疹之間的關聯
更新於: 2026年9月2日 上午12:15
In August 2026, Pennsylvania reported its first measles-associated deaths in over three decades, sparking a major national controversy.
2026年8月，賓夕法尼亞州報告了三十多年來首例與麻疹相關的死亡案例，引發了全國性的重大爭議。
The cases involved unvaccinated residents in Lancaster County during a period of rising measles activity.
這些病例發生在蘭開斯特郡，涉及未接種疫苗的居民，當時麻疹疫情正處於上升期。
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) took the rare step of excluding these deaths from its national tally.
CDC主張，沒有足夠的證據證實病毒導致或直接促成了這些死亡。
This decision led to a heated political dispute between HHS Secretary Robert F.
Kennedy Jr.)
Kennedy Jr., who questioned the reports, and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who accused the secretary of spreading vaccine misinformation.
與賓州州長喬什·夏皮羅(Josh Shapiro)之間爆發了激烈的政治爭端，前者質疑該報告，後者則指責部長散播疫苗錯誤訊息。
Central to the debate is the case of an infant who died of a ruptured spleen.
辯論的核心是一名死於脾臟破裂的嬰兒案例。
With over 2,900 measles cases confirmed in the U.S. this year, the CDC’s decision to override state reporting has raised serious concerns about the potential politicization of public health data.
今年美國已確診超過2,900例麻疹病例，CDC推翻州政府報告的決定，引發了各界對於公共衛生數據可能遭政治化的高度擔憂。
