Global Organizations Make Push for Vaccinations
英语课
Pneumonia and diarrheal disease are the two leading killers 1 of children in the developing world, killing 2 more children each year than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis 3 and malaria 4 combined. This week, people around the world are taking action to put an end to deaths from these preventable and treatable diseases in children and adults.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is partnering with 170 of its 193 member countries to vaccinate 5 people around the world and to spread awareness 6(意识明白) about the importance of vaccinations 7.
Spokesman for the World Health Organization’s Americas division (Pan American Health Organization) Dan Epstein says hundreds of thousands of people have already been vaccinated 8 since events kicked off on Saturday.
"A main obstacle is when people don’t know their kids should be vaccinated or don't know that, for example, adults should be revaccinated against influenza 9. So awareness is one of the biggest obstacles we face," he said.
The Pan American Health Organization has a goal of vaccinating 10 41 million people in the Americas from April 23 to April 30. Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean 11 region also are participating. And Africa and the Western Pacific region are both holding their first-ever immunization week.
Epstein says the Americas lead the world in vaccinations, having been the first to eliminate smallpox 12 in 1971 and polio in 1991. But he says there are still many hard-to-reach places, along borders and in rural areas, where the preventable diseases are still widespread.
Dr. Keith Van Zandt and his wife, Dede, personally understand the risk of not vaccinating young children. They adopted their daughter, Annie, from Romania 16 years ago. They did not even get Annie home to the United States before they discovered she had contracted Hepatitis B from her birth mother.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）
凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事
- He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
- They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
n.结核病，肺结核
- People used to go to special health spring to recover from tuberculosis.人们常去温泉疗养胜地治疗肺结核。
- Tuberculosis is a curable disease.肺结核是一种可治愈的病。
n.疟疾
- He had frequent attacks of malaria.他常患疟疾。
- Malaria is a kind of serious malady.疟疾是一种严重的疾病。
vt.给…接种疫苗；种牛痘
- 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。
n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智
- There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
- Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。
n.种痘，接种( vaccination的名词复数 )；牛痘疤
- Vaccinations ensure one against diseases. 接种疫苗可以预防疾病。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I read some publicity about vaccinations while waiting my turn at the doctor's. 在医生那儿候诊时，我读了一些关于接种疫苗的宣传。 来自《简明英汉词典》
[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的
- 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？
n.流行性感冒，流感
- 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。
给…接种疫苗( vaccinate的现在分词 )； 注射疫苗，接种疫苗
- At first blush, vaccinating the wolves against rabies seems a simple solution. 乍一看来，为狼群注射防狂犬病疫苗是一种简单的办法。
- Also vaccinating children against misers (measles) has saved many lives. 还有，给儿童进行疫苗接种防止麻疹也挽救了许多生命。
adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的
- The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
- Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。
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