CCTV9英语新闻：广东急购145万剂次补缺 乙肝疫苗市场格局或生变

Guangdong province has purchased 1.5 million doses of hepatitis B vaccine¹ after health authorities halted the use of a brand that may have killed six baby deaths in Guangdong, Hunan and Sichuan provinces. The cause of death of the babies has not yet been confirmed.

A simple protective shot. But is it always safe?

Seven infants in Hunan, Guangdong and Sichuan provinces recently died after being injected with hepatitis B vaccines² produced by the Shenzhen-based BioKangtai. But one of those deaths has been found to be the result of severe pneumonia³ and had nothing to do with the vaccine. The rest are awaiting autopsies⁴.

"We need to take into account a number of factors, including the clinical situation of the individual cases, epidemiology, medical examination, and most importantly, the result of an autopsy⁵ to conclude whether the vaccines did in fact cause the deaths." Deng Huihong, deputy director of Guangdong Center For Disease Control, said.

National authorities suspended the use of the recombinant hepatitis B vaccines produced by BioKangtai on December 20. Hospitals in Guangdong province have sealed all hepatitis B vaccines made by Biokangtai and the province has purchased 1.45 million doses of hepatitis B to meet the shortfall. But doctors also warn that the hepatitis B vaccine is not suitable for all newborns. Those suffering from fever, weak immune system, low birth weight or serious eczema should not be given the vaccination⁶.

"If a child has a fever over 38.5 degrees, inoculations should be postponed⁷. They can be vaccinated⁸ when they get better." Deng said.

Hepatitis B vaccines are provided by the government free of charge. Health authorities oversee⁹ purchase and production, while disease control centers are responsible for transporting refrigerated vaccines to hospitals. The vaccination for newborns is taken in three stages. The first shot is taken immediately after birth. The second and third shots of the vaccine are taken after a baby is one month and then six months old.

1 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• 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。

2 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 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。

3 pneumonia   

n.肺炎

参考例句：

• Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
• Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。

4 autopsies   

n.尸体解剖( autopsy的名词复数 )；验尸；现场验证；实地观察

参考例句：

• Autopsies cannot be performed and thus no recent histological examinations have been reported. 不能进行尸体解剖，因此没有新近的组织学检查的报道。 来自辞典例句
• I told you to supervise autopsies, not to set up a lot of fancy rules. 我叫你监督解剖室，不是去制定一些空想的规定。 来自辞典例句

5 autopsy   

n.尸体解剖；尸检

参考例句：

• They're carrying out an autopsy on the victim.他们正在给受害者验尸。
• A hemorrhagic gut was the predominant lesion at autopsy.尸检的主要发现是肠出血。

6 vaccination   

n.接种疫苗，种痘

参考例句：

• 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。

7 postponed   

vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）

参考例句：

• The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
• The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

8 vaccinated   

[医]已接种的，种痘的，接种过疫菌的

参考例句：

• 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？

9 oversee   

vt.监督，管理

参考例句：

• Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
• Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。