【雙語(yǔ)新聞】美國疫情數據報送繞過(guò)疾控中心 引發(fā)衛生專(zhuān)家擔憂(yōu)

據外媒報道，美國政府已下令各醫院繞過(guò)美國疾病控制和預防中心，從7月15日開(kāi)始將所有新冠肺炎患者的數據發(fā)送到華盛頓的一個(gè)中央數據庫。這一舉動(dòng)引起了美國衛生專(zhuān)家的警覺(jué)，他們擔心，這些疫情數據會(huì )被政治化，或對公眾隱瞞。而就在美國政府“接管”新冠肺炎疫情數據后，美國疾病控制和預防中心網(wǎng)站上的一些數據已被刪除。

Hospital data on coronavirus patients will now be rerouted to the Trump administration instead of first being sent to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.

美國衛生與公眾服務(wù)部本周二（7月14日）向美國有線(xiàn)電視新聞網(wǎng)證實(shí)，醫院有關(guān)新冠肺炎患者的數據將被發(fā)送給美國政府，而不是先發(fā)送給美國疾病控制和預防中心。

The move could make data less transparent to the public at a time when the administration is downplaying the spread of the pandemic, and threatens to undermine public confidence that medical data is being presented free of political interference.

在美國政府對疫情傳播不予重視之際，此舉可能使數據對公眾更加不透明，并可能破壞公眾對醫療數據不受政治干預的信心。

Michael Caputo, the assistant secretary for public affairs at the department, confirmed the change first reported by The New York Times earlier in the day, saying in a statement that the "new faster and complete data system is what our nation needs to defeat the coronavirus and the CDC, an operating division of HHS, will certainly participate in this streamlined all-of-government response. They will simply no longer control it."

這則消息當天早些時(shí)候由《紐約時(shí)報》最先報道，美國衛生與公眾服務(wù)部負責公共事務(wù)的助理部長(cháng)邁克爾·卡普托予以證實(shí)。他在一份聲明中說(shuō)：“美國需要更快速和更完善的數據系統，以打敗新冠病毒。美國衛生與公眾服務(wù)部的下屬運營(yíng)機構美國疾病控制和預防中心肯定會(huì )參與到這種得以精簡(jiǎn)的政府整體疫情應對中來(lái)，它只是不再控制這些數據?！?/p>

"The CDC's old hospital data gathering operation once worked well monitoring hospital information across the country, but it's an inadequate system today," Caputo said in the statement.

卡普托在聲明中說(shuō)：“美國疾病控制和預防中心之前的醫院數據收集工作曾經(jīng)很好地監測了全國各地的醫院信息，但現在這個(gè)系統不夠用了?！?/p>

The Times said hospitals are to begin reporting the data to HHS on Wednesday, noting also that the "database that will receive new information is not open to the public, which could affect the work of scores of researchers, modelers and health officials who rely on CDC data to make projections and crucial decisions."

《紐約時(shí)報》稱(chēng)，醫院從本周三開(kāi)始向美國衛生與公眾服務(wù)部報告數據，報道還指出，“將接收新信息的聯(lián)邦衛生部數據庫并不向公眾開(kāi)放，這可能會(huì )影響許多研究人員、分析師和衛生官員的工作，他們依賴(lài)美國疾病控制和預防中心的數據做出預測和關(guān)鍵決策?！?/p>

而在美國政府決定“接管”新冠肺炎疫情數據后，美國疾病控制和預防中心網(wǎng)站上的一些數據已被刪除，包括相關(guān)醫院數據。

The information removed from the website is the hospital data that was reported to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network, according to CDC spokesperson Kristen Nordlund.

美國疾病控制與預防中心發(fā)言人克莉絲汀·諾德倫德說(shuō)，從網(wǎng)站上刪除的信息是上報給美國疾病控制與預防中心國家醫療安全網(wǎng)絡(luò )的醫院數據。

The data includes...

這些數據包括：

the current inpatient and intensive care unit bed occupancy

目前住院病人和重癥監護病房床位占用情況

Health care worker staffing

衛生保健人員配備

Personal protective equipment supply status and availability

個(gè)人防護裝備供應情況和可用性

CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta said the change is "going to lead to more opaqueness" about coronavirus data.

美國有線(xiàn)電視新聞網(wǎng)首席醫療記者桑杰·古普塔博士表示，這一變化“將導致新冠病毒數據更加不透明”。

opaqueness[?u'peiknis]：n.不透明性

"What logic does this have, other than to take away the data from the epidemiologists that are the best in the world at looking at this data, making sense of it, translating it for people, versus giving it to HHS," he asked on CNN's "New Day" Wednesday morning.

他在本周三上午的美國有線(xiàn)電視新聞網(wǎng)“新一天”節目中問(wèn)道：“美國的流行病學(xué)家在觀(guān)察、理解和向公眾解讀疫情數據方面有著(zhù)全球最好的水平，而政府卻要從他們手中拿走數據，發(fā)送給美國衛生與公眾服務(wù)部，這有什么邏輯可言？”

Former CDC acting director Dr. Richard Besser on Wednesday said rerouting hospital data is a "step backwards" for the country's coronavirus response.

美國疾病控制和預防中心前代理主任理查德·貝塞爾博士本周三說(shuō)，這一改變是美國應對新冠疫情的一種“倒退”。

"It's another example of CDC being sidelined. Not only should the data be coming to CDC, but CDC should be talking to the public through the media every day," Besser told Gupta in an interview.

他說(shuō)：“這是美國疾病控制和預防中心被邊緣化的又一個(gè)例子。不僅應該將數據送到美國疾病控制和預防中心，美國疾病控制和預防中心也應該每天通過(guò)媒體與公眾交流?！?/p>

He worried that the data going directly to HHS could "be further politicized, and that's the last thing you want."

他擔心直接被發(fā)送到美國衛生與公眾服務(wù)部的數據可能會(huì )“進(jìn)一步政治化，而這是人們最不希望看到的?！?/p>

"One of the nice things about CDC being in Atlanta -- being away from Washington -- is that we're able to avoid a lot of political pressure that you get in when you're in DC," he said.

他說(shuō)：“美國疾病控制和預防中心在亞特蘭大（遠離華盛頓）的好處之一是，我們能夠避免很多政治壓力，而在華盛頓則無(wú)法幸免?！?/p>

Besser appeared to agree with Caputo that systems needed to be modernized, but he added, "the answer to this isn't bypassing CDC; it's working to ensure that the flow is going faster, making sure that they're getting the right data."

貝塞爾似乎同意卡普托關(guān)于系統需要現代化的觀(guān)點(diǎn)，但他補充說(shuō)，“解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題的辦法不是繞過(guò)美國疾病控制和預防中心，它的工作是確保數據更新更快，確保數據準確?！?/p>

The Trump administration continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic -- which has already claimed the lives of more than 136,000 Americans -- in moves that are increasingly being seen as political.

美國政府繼續與新冠疫情作斗爭，而人們則認為美國政府采取的行動(dòng)越來(lái)越政治化。目前美國新冠肺炎死亡病例已超13.6萬(wàn)例。

On Tuesday, four former CDC directors blasted the administration's efforts to disregard and politicize guidelines from the agency in a scathing Washington Post op-ed.

本周二，四位美國疾病控制和預防中心前主任在《華盛頓郵報》的專(zhuān)欄文章中嚴厲抨擊了政府無(wú)視該機構指導方針并將其政治化的做法。

scathing [?ske?e??]：adj.嚴厲的

The four former CDC officials warned against what they called a "tragic indictment" of the CDC's efforts as President Donald Trump and top coronavirus task force officials seek to reopen the nation's schools.

在特朗普總統和新冠病毒工作組高級官員試圖讓美國學(xué)校重新開(kāi)學(xué)之際，這四名前官員警告稱(chēng)，美國疾病控制和預防中心的努力成為了“悲慘的控訴”。

Trump has said he will "pressure" governors to reopen schools, despite internal documents from the CDC separately obtained by the Times warning that reopening K-12 schools and universities would be the "highest risk" for the spread of the deadly virus.

盡管《紐約時(shí)報》獲得的美國疾病控制與預防中心的一份內部文件警告說(shuō)，重新開(kāi)放中小學(xué)和大學(xué)將是這種致命病毒傳播的“最大風(fēng)險”，但特朗普表示將向州長(cháng)們“施壓”，要求他們重新開(kāi)放學(xué)校。

"Unfortunately, their sound science is being challenged with partisan potshots, sowing confusion and mistrust at a time when the American people need leadership, expertise and clarity. These efforts have even fueled a backlash against public health officials across the country: Public servants have been harassed, threatened and forced to resign when we need them most. This is unconscionable and dangerous," the former CDC officials wrote.

幾位前主任寫(xiě)道：“不幸的是，強有力的科學(xué)觀(guān)點(diǎn)正受到黨派攻擊的挑戰，在美國人民需要領(lǐng)導力、專(zhuān)業(yè)知識和透明度的時(shí)候，播下困惑和不信任的種子。這些行為甚至在全國范圍內激起了對公共衛生官員的強烈反對：在我們最需要他們的時(shí)候，公務(wù)人員遭到騷擾、威脅，甚至被迫辭職。這是不合理的，也是危險的，”

potshot [?p?t??t]：n.亂射；肆意抨擊

Public health experts, they said: "Face two opponents: covid-19, but also political leaders and others attempting to undermine" the CDC.

公共衛生專(zhuān)家表示：“我們面對兩個(gè)對手：新冠肺炎，還有試圖破壞美國疾病控制和預防中心的政治領(lǐng)導人和其他人?！?/p>

英文來(lái)源：CNN

翻譯&編輯：yaning