美国有线新闻 CNN 瑞典坚持群体免疫 死亡人数远超邻国

Herd¹ immunity² is a term that factors into our first story today. It's when at least 60 percent of a population becomes immune to an infectious disease. This can happen in one of two main ways. Either people recover from a disease and then become immune to it or an effective vaccination³ prevents people from getting sick. There's no vaccine⁴ for COVID-19. It could be another year or more before one comes out. And doctors don't know yet if someone is immune to coronavirus once they've had it or how long they'd be immune. But a top disease specialist in the nation of Sweden recently told CNBC that the effects of herd immunity are being seen around the capital of Stockholm.

群体免疫是今天节目的首个话题。群体免疫指至少60%的人口对一种传染病免疫。实现群体免疫有两种主要方法。其一，人们从疾病中恢复，之后对该疾病产生免疫；其二，有效疫苗防止人们生病。目前还没有新冠肺炎的疫苗。疫苗上市可能还需要一年或更长时间。医生尚不清楚人们感染新冠病毒后能否免疫，也不知道能免疫多长时间。但瑞典顶级疾病专家最近在接受CNBC（美国全国广播公司财经频道）的采访时表示，群体免疫的效果已在瑞典首都斯德哥尔摩显现。

Unlike it's European neighbors of Finland and Norway, Sweden did not go on lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Though it banned gatherings⁵ of more than 50 people, it's still kept restaurants, gyms, schools and playgrounds open. And some health officials accuse Sweden of gambling⁶ with its nation's health. The country has seen more than 2,000 deaths from coronavirus while neighboring Finland and Norway have each recorded around 200 deaths though they also have smaller populations. Still, is herd immunity helping⁷ Sweden turn the page on coronavirus? We don't have the final answer on that.

不同于欧洲邻国芬兰和挪威，瑞典并未实施封城以阻止新冠肺炎的传播。尽管瑞典禁止50人以上的集会，但该国让餐厅、健身房、学校和游乐场继续营业。一些卫生官员指控瑞典用国民健康做赌注。该国已有超过2000人死于新冠病毒，而邻国芬兰和挪威各自记录的死亡人数为200人左右，虽然这两个国家的人口也较少。不过，群体免疫是否帮助瑞典翻过冠状病毒这一页？现在我们还没有最终答案。

1 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。

2 immunity   

n.优惠；免除；豁免，豁免权

参考例句：

• 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。

3 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。

4 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。

5 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

6 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。

7 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。