歐洲新冠病例激增，美國為何更擔憂？
KYLIE LOGAN
2021-11-26
歐洲正在經(jīng)歷另一波新冠肺炎疫情。
世界衛(wèi)生組織的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，9月以來，歐洲每天的新冠肺炎死亡人數(shù)已經(jīng)翻了一番，到明年3月，死亡人數(shù)或?qū)⑦_到220萬。世衛(wèi)組織預測，到那時，49個國家的“重癥監(jiān)護病房將面臨巨大的甚至極端的壓力”。
更令人擔憂的是，和世界其他地區(qū)相比，歐洲的疫苗接種率已經(jīng)相當高了。據(jù)《紐約時報》（New York Times）報道，已經(jīng)有近三分之二的歐洲人實現(xiàn)了完全接種，而美國僅有59.2%
伊諾奇生物科學公司(Enochian BioSciences)首席執(zhí)行官、喬治城大學醫(yī)學中心醫(yī)學系教授馬克?戴布爾博士在《財富》雜志首席執(zhí)行官倡議大會(CEO Initiative Conference)上表示，已接種疫苗的群體仍出現(xiàn)病例激增的情況，說明“免疫效力正在下降”。
“尤其令人不安的是住院率和死亡率也在上升，”戴布爾說，“而且各個年齡段的數(shù)據(jù)差別不大。這和之前幾次的情況都不一樣?！?/p>
戴布爾預測，這意味著同樣的情形會在一個月后的美國上演。不過他補充說，美國在接種加強針上做得比歐洲好。
雖然美國可能會步歐洲的后塵，而且感恩節(jié)慶?；顒訒M一步增加這種可能性，但我們可能不會選擇同樣的應對方式。
周一，為了和歐洲的“第四波”病毒做斗爭，奧地利開始實施全國封鎖，此前還宣布要從2月1日起強制要求全員接種新冠肺炎疫苗——全球首個。據(jù)彭博社(Bloomberg)報道，12月中旬前，比利時人每周要在家工作四天，愛爾蘭政府也被要求考慮采取類似做法，不過據(jù)thejournal .ie報道，全面封鎖似乎不太現(xiàn)實。
這在美國不太可能發(fā)生。
白宮新冠協(xié)調(diào)員杰夫·贊茨周一表示:“我們可以遏制病毒傳播，而且無需以任何方式關閉經(jīng)濟?！泵绹膊】刂婆c預防中心和國務院建議，隨著新一波疫情的蔓延，美國人應“避免去西歐旅行”。
他還說，82%的美國成年人至少已經(jīng)接種過一針疫苗。（財富中文網(wǎng)）
譯者：Agatha
歐洲正在經(jīng)歷另一波新冠肺炎疫情。
世界衛(wèi)生組織的數(shù)據(jù)顯示，9月以來，歐洲每天的新冠肺炎死亡人數(shù)已經(jīng)翻了一番，到明年3月，死亡人數(shù)或?qū)⑦_到220萬。世衛(wèi)組織預測，到那時，49個國家的“重癥監(jiān)護病房將面臨巨大的甚至極端的壓力”。
更令人擔憂的是，和世界其他地區(qū)相比，歐洲的疫苗接種率已經(jīng)相當高了。據(jù)《紐約時報》（New York Times）報道，已經(jīng)有近三分之二的歐洲人實現(xiàn)了完全接種，而美國僅有59.2%
伊諾奇生物科學公司(Enochian BioSciences)首席執(zhí)行官、喬治城大學醫(yī)學中心醫(yī)學系教授馬克?戴布爾博士在《財富》雜志首席執(zhí)行官倡議大會(CEO Initiative Conference)上表示，已接種疫苗的群體仍出現(xiàn)病例激增的情況，說明“免疫效力正在下降”。
“尤其令人不安的是住院率和死亡率也在上升，”戴布爾說，“而且各個年齡段的數(shù)據(jù)差別不大。這和之前幾次的情況都不一樣?！?/p>
戴布爾預測，這意味著同樣的情形會在一個月后的美國上演。不過他補充說，美國在接種加強針上做得比歐洲好。
雖然美國可能會步歐洲的后塵，而且感恩節(jié)慶祝活動會進一步增加這種可能性，但我們可能不會選擇同樣的應對方式。
周一，為了和歐洲的“第四波”病毒做斗爭，奧地利開始實施全國封鎖，此前還宣布要從2月1日起強制要求全員接種新冠肺炎疫苗——全球首個。據(jù)彭博社(Bloomberg)報道，12月中旬前，比利時人每周要在家工作四天，愛爾蘭政府也被要求考慮采取類似做法，不過據(jù)thejournal .ie報道，全面封鎖似乎不太現(xiàn)實。
這在美國不太可能發(fā)生。
白宮新冠協(xié)調(diào)員杰夫·贊茨周一表示:“我們可以遏制病毒傳播，而且無需以任何方式關閉經(jīng)濟。”美國疾病控制與預防中心和國務院建議，隨著新一波疫情的蔓延，美國人應“避免去西歐旅行”。
他還說，82%的美國成年人至少已經(jīng)接種過一針疫苗。（財富中文網(wǎng)）
譯者：Agatha
Europe is currently experiencing another wave of COVID.
Daily deaths from COVID have doubled since September, and the region could hit a total of 2.2 million virus deaths by March, according to the World Health Organization. The agency predicts that by that time, there will be “high or extreme stress in intensive care units” in 49 countries.
That is particularly concerning because Europe already has high vaccination rates compared to the rest of the world. Almost of two-thirds of Europeans has been fully vaccinated, the New York Times reported, compared to 59.2% of people in the U.S.
The fact that such a vaccinated population is still suffering a surge clearly shows "waning immunity," Dr. Mark Dybul, CEO of Enochian BioSciences and a professor at Georgetown University Medical Center’s Department of Medicine, said at the Fortune CEO Initiative Conference.
“What’s particularly disturbing about it is the hospitalization and death rates ticking up too," said Dybul. "It’s equal among age groups. So this is different than what we’ve seen before."
And this means that the same thing could happen as soon as a month from now in the U.S., Dybul predicted, though he added that the U.S. is further along with booster shots than Europe.
Although America might follow Europe's infection trajectory, and Thanksgiving celebrations could increase that likelihood, we might not respond to an uptick in cases the same way.
On Monday, Austria began a nationwide lockdown to combat Europe’s “fourth wave” of the virus, after becoming the first Western nation to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for everyone starting February 1. Bloomberg reports that Belgium has asked its population to work from home four days per week until the middle of December, and Ireland has been asked to consider the same, although a full lockdown doesn’t seem likely, according to TheJournail.ie.
That is unlikely to happen in the U.S.
“We can curb the spread of the virus without having to in any way shut down our economy,” White House Covid-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said on Monday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the State Department recommend that Americans “avoid travel” in Western Europe as their surge heats up.
He added that 82% of the US adults have received at least one shot.
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