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Are We At Risk Of Another Pandemic?

2025/3/13
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Anne Rimoin教授
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Bate Angers-Argan
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Donald Trump
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Katie Porter
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Lara Trump
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Newsmax主持人
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Tommy Tuberville
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What A Day的主持人
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: 我认为麻疹疫苗的保护作用并非终身有效，这与我儿时经历的麻疹感染不同，疫苗对某些人的保护作用是终身的，但对许多人来说会减弱。 What A Day的主持人: 根据疾病控制与预防中心的数据，麻疹疫苗对大多数人的保护作用是终身的。此外，麻疹是会致命的疾病，最近几周已经出现了十多年来首次的死亡病例。 Anne Rimoin教授: 禽流感在牛群中的广泛传播增加了人类感染的风险，病毒基因重组可能导致更具传染性的变种出现，从而增加大流行的风险。预防禽流感大流行的关键在于及早发现和采取措施，例如为家禽接种疫苗，以限制病毒在牲畜中的传播。麻疹病毒具有极强的传染性，且潜伏期内即可传播，接种疫苗是预防麻疹最有效的方法。为了有效控制麻疹传播，需要95%的人口接种疫苗，疫苗接种率低会为病毒传播提供机会，虽然大多数人可以康复，但对婴幼儿和免疫力低下的人群来说，麻疹是致命的。疫苗接种率低和公众对疫苗的怀疑会加剧麻疹疫情的危险性，清晰有效的疫苗接种宣传至关重要。1957年至1968年出生的人群以及1968年至1989年间只接种过一剂麻疹疫苗的人群应该接种加强针。美国政府削减对全球健康项目的资金，对疾病监测和应对能力造成负面影响，并可能导致未来疫情的风险增加。她最担心的是全球疾病监测系统和协调应对能力的削弱，这将增加未来大流行的风险。 Donald Trump: 我认为爱尔兰的低税率吸引了美国制药公司，并威胁要对从爱尔兰进口到美国的商品征收高额关税。 Tommy Tuberville: 我认为关税带来的经济痛苦是不可避免的。 Bate Angers-Argan: 我认为美国民众应该感谢特朗普和马斯克对经济造成的混乱，因为这将带来一个新的经济体系。 Lara Trump: 我认为美国民众应该对特朗普和马斯克表示感谢。 Newsmax主持人: 我认为股市下跌是特朗普政府纠正全球主义经济政策的结果。 Katie Porter: 我认为现在是领导美国走出困境的时候了，我将为此竞选加州州长。

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A new study reveals bird flu's wider spread in cows, increasing human infection risk. The potential for virus recombination with seasonal influenza raises pandemic concerns. Preventative measures like vaccinating chickens are discussed.
  • Bird flu is more prevalent in cows than initially thought.
  • Human-to-human transmission hasn't been observed, but the risk is increasing.
  • Vaccinating chickens is suggested as a preventative measure.

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It’s a rough time for people who worry about infectious diseases. A new study shows bird flu is more widespread in U.S. cows than previously thought. Around 250 Americans have been infected with measles, including two people who died. And globally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is struggling to contain a Mpox outbreak, Uganda is battling Ebola, Tanzania is fighting Marburg, and Lassa fever is spreading in East Africa. In the face of all that, the Trump administration has gutted funding for programs that help protect Americans from these types of diseases. Anne Rimoin, an epidemiology professor at UCLA and director of the Center for Global and Immigrant Health, talks about what’s worrying her.

And in headlines: Senate Democrats said they’ll vote against a House bill to keep the government open past Friday, new government data showed egg prices hit another record last month, and President Donald Trump hosted the Irish Prime at the White House amid a growing trade war with the European Union.

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