VOA标准英语2012--Study Says Pregnant Women Should Get Flu Shot
时间：2019-01-04 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(八月)
Study Says Pregnant Women Should Get Flu Shot
During the 2009 H1N1 influenza 1 pandemic, pregnant women faced a greater risk of life-threatening complications and many were hospitalized.
Dr. Michael Katz from the March of Dimes 2 says influenza is a serious disease for both a pregnant woman and her unborn child. "Influenza disease in a pregnant woman is very dangerous for the fetus 3. It can cause [spontaneous] abortions 4. It can cause birth defects and prematurity," he said.
That's why U.S. health officials made pregnant women a priority group for getting the H1N1 vaccine 5 during the pandemic. And the US Centers for Disease Control advise women to get the influenza vaccine early in their pregnancy 6.
During the pandemic, European doctors recommended the same thing. That's not normally the case in Europe, but Dr. Bjorn Pasternak says the pandemic changed things. "During the 2009 H1N1 pandemic we had a special situation; this was actually the first time that pregnant women were recommended vaccination 7 against influenza in many European countries," he said.
Dr. Pasternak led a study of the H1N1 vaccine for the Staten Serums 8 Institute in Denmark. "There was basically no safety data in pregnancy with this specific vaccine prior to its being used in clinical practice," he explained.
The study compared 330 babies whose mothers received the vaccine in the first trimester of pregnancy with the same number of babies whose mothers were not vaccinated 9.
During the first trimester, a fetus is especially vulnerable to substances a mother might take in.
The researchers found that babies exposed to the vaccine had slightly more birth defects compared to those not exposed. They also found that slightly more babies exposed to the vaccine were born preterm.
But the researchers said the difference -- between the babies who were and were not exposed to the vaccine -- was statistically 10 insignificant 11, meaning if they compared another group of babies, the results might turn out to be just the opposite.
"We found no increased risk of any birth defect, of pre-term birth or of fetal growth restriction 12 associated with H1N1 vaccination in pregnancy," Dr. Pasternak added.
Dr. Katz agrees. "If the danger of an epidemic 13 were there, in my view, the vaccine should be taken right away," he stated.
The study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
- They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.他们采取措施
- Influenza is an infectious disease.流感是一种传染病。
- Pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters are United States coins. 1分铜币、5分镍币、1角银币和2角5分银币是美国硬币。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- In 1965 the mint stopped putting silver in dimes. 1965年，铸币厂停止向10分硬币中加入银的成分。 来自辞典例句
- In the fetus,blood cells are formed in different sites at different ages.胎儿的血细胞在不同时期生成在不同的部位。
- No one knows why a fetus is not automatically rejected by the mother's immune system. 没有人知道为什么母亲的免疫系统不会自动排斥胎儿。
- The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。 来自互联网
- Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。 来自互联网
- The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
- She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。
- Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
- Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。
- Vaccination is a preventive against smallpox.种痘是预防天花的方法。
- Doctors suggest getting a tetanus vaccination every ten years.医生建议每十年注射一次破伤风疫苗。
- To observe the trends of plague FI antibody serums of Microtus fuscus. 观察青海田鼠血清中鼠疫FI抗体动态。 来自互联网
- The contents of T_3,T_4 and cAMP in serums were increased by 16.01%(P<0.05),17.06%(P<0.05) and 19.88%(P<0.05) respectively. 三碘甲腺原氨酸、甲状腺素和环腺苷酸含量，分别比对照组增加了16.01%(P<0.05)、17.06%(P<0.05)和19.88%(P<0.05)。 来自互联网
- I was vaccinated against tetanus. 我接种了破伤风疫苗。
- Were you vaccinated against smallpox as a child? 你小时候打过天花疫苗吗？
- The sample of building permits is larger and therefore, statistically satisfying. 建筑许可数的样本比较大，所以统计数据更令人满意。
- The results of each test would have to be statistically independent. 每次试验的结果在统计上必须是独立的。
- In winter the effect was found to be insignificant.在冬季，这种作用是不明显的。
- This problem was insignificant compared to others she faced.这一问题与她面临的其他问题比较起来算不得什么。
- The park is open to the public without restriction.这个公园对公众开放，没有任何限制。
- The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.每小时限速30英里适用于所有建筑物聚集区。