美国海关和边境保护局不会为移民接种流感疫苗

美国海关和边境保护局不会为移民接种流感疫苗

US Customs and Border Protection will not vaccinate migrants, even though three children who had been in US custody died after contracting the flu.

美国海关和边境保护局不会为移民接种疫苗，尽管此前被美国拘留的三名儿童在感染流感后死亡。

The cases all occurred since December.

这些病例都发生在去年12月。

"In general, due to the complexities of operating vaccination programs, neither CBP nor its medical contractors administer vaccinations to those in our custody," according to a statement Tuesday from CBP.

“总的来说，由于疫苗接种项目操作的复杂性，无论是CBP还是其医疗承包商，都不对我们监管的人员接种疫苗，”CBP周二在一份声明中表示。

Migrants are supposed to held in CBP custody for 72 hours or less, but often remain there for longer.

移民本应在CBP拘留72小时或更少，但往往停留更长时间。

After leaving CBP custody, children without parents are sent into the care of the US Department of Health and Human Services, where flu vaccines are distributed, according to Evelyn Stauffer, a spokeswoman for the Office of Refugee Resettlement, a part of HHS.

据美国卫生与公众服务部难民安置办公室发言人伊芙琳·斯托弗(Evelyn Stauffer)说，离开CBP的监护后，没有父母的孩子被送到美国卫生与公众服务部，在那里分发流感疫苗。

Public health experts had strong reactions to CBP's statement, saying the departments should be able to vaccinate migrants, even if they're in CBP custody for only a few days.

公共卫生专家对CBP的声明反应强烈，称那些部门应该能够为移民接种疫苗，即使他们只被CBP拘留几天。

"I think their answer is completely inappropriate," said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University and an adviser the US Centers for Disease Control and Protection. "They ought to be able to do this.

范德比尔特大学传染病专家、美国疾病控制与保护中心顾问威廉·沙夫纳博士表示:“我认为他们的答案完全不合适。”“他们应该能够做到这一点。

Flu activity in the United States typically begins to increase around October and many US pharmacies already have flu vaccines available.

美国的流感活动通常在10月左右开始增加，许多美国药店已经有可用的流感疫苗。

Concern about contagious diseases

对传染病的关注

On August 5, two members of Congress wrote a letter to the heads of the US Department of Homeland Security and HHS expressing concern about contagious diseases.

8月5日，两名国会议员致信美国国土安全部和卫生与公众服务部负责人，表达了对传染病的担忧。

DeLauro and Roybal-Allard also sent McAleenan and Azar a letter from physicians at Harvard and Johns Hopkins urging vaccinations.

得拉诺和罗波艾得还向McAleenan和Azar发送了一封来自哈佛大学和约翰霍普金斯大学的医生的信，敦促他们接种疫苗。

"During the influenza season, vaccination should be offered to all detainees promptly upon arrival in order to maximize protection for the youngest and most vulnerable detainees," the physicians wrote.

医生们写道:“在流感季节，应在所有被拘留者抵达后立即提供疫苗接种，以便最大限度地保护最年轻和最脆弱的被拘留者。”