VOA标准英语2011--Medical Panel Recommends Boys Get Controversial Vaccine
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2011年(十月)
Medical Panel Recommends Boys Get Controversial Vaccine 1
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon recommend that boys and girls get a vaccine protecting them from the human papilloma viruses, a group of viruses that are transmitted sexually and that can cause cervical and other cancers. Until now, the CDC had recommended only that girls get the vaccine before they become sexually active. But opposition 2 to the vaccine has been strong in the United States. The new, broader recommendation is likely to add fuel to the controversy 3.
HPV, the human papilloma virus, is common. Eighty percent of women have it at some point in their lives, often without ill effects.
But HPV can cause cervical cancer. In 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Gardisil, a vaccine that protects against the virus. Since then, however, less than 50 percent of American girls have received the HPV vaccine, a number the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC, calls "disappointing."
The controversy stems from the fact that HPV is sexually transmitted. Some U.S. governors wanted all girls in their states to get the vaccine. But many parents have resisted the vaccination 4 programs because they think they could encourage risky 5 sexual behavior.
"Since this is for a sexually transmitted infection, it is important that parents have the right to vaccinate 6 their children or not," said conservative activist 7 Linda Klepacki.
A CDC advisory 8 committee is now recommending to the federal health agency that boys, too, get the vaccine. The reason: HPV, passed on through sexual contact, can also cause head and neck, anal and penile cancers.
Most doctors would like parents to focus on preventing cancer and not view disease as a moral issue.
"These vaccines 9 are very important, they are as important as polio and mumps 10, and all the other vaccines, that young kids receive," said Dr. Eric Genden is with the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine.
The CDC would like to see greater immunity 11: if boys get this vaccine, it means fewer of them will develop genital warts 12 and various cancers. It also means fewer girls will be infected by them and run the risk of cervical cancer.
New research indicates that HPV can also cause heart disease. And with heart disease the leading cause of death globally, that's one more argument in favor of this controversial vaccine.
The CDC recommendation that boys get the HPV vaccine is pending 13 but almost certain. The CDC typically follows the advice of its scientific advisory committees.
- 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。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
- 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。
- It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
- He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。
- Local health officials then can plan the best times to vaccinate people.这样，当地的卫生官员就可以安排最佳时间给人们接种疫苗。
- Doctors vaccinate us so that we do not catch smallpox.医生给我们打预防针使我们不会得天花。
- He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
- He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。
- I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
- He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。
- His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
- The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。
- Sarah got mumps from her brother.萨拉的弟弟患腮腺炎，传染给她了。
- I was told not go near Charles. He is sickening for mumps.别人告诉我不要走近查尔斯， 他染上了流行性腮腺炎。
- The law gives public schools immunity from taxation.法律免除公立学校的纳税义务。
- He claims diplomatic immunity to avoid being arrested.他要求外交豁免以便避免被捕。
- You agreed to marry me, warts and all! 是你同意和我结婚的，我又没掩饰缺陷。 来自辞典例句
- Talk about trying to cure warts with spunk-water such a blame fool way as that! 用那样糊涂蛋的方法还谈什么仙水治疣子！ 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险