【medical-news】新罕布什尔州兴起肿瘤疫苗需求热

Demand High for Cancer Vaccine in N.H.
新罕布什尔州兴起肿瘤疫苗需求热
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: April 23, 2007
Filed at 8:11 p.m. ET
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Demand for the vaccine against cervical cancer is outstripping supply as New Hampshire offers the shots for free, leading some providers to create waiting lists.
自新罕布什尔州提供免费宫颈癌疫苗后，该州就出现了疫苗的短缺，一些供应商处还打出了等候的列表。
However, the state has no plans to accelerate its distribution program, a public health official said Monday.
但是，据一位公共卫生官员周一透露，该州还没有增加分配计划的打算。
''We expected all along there would be an initial demand, but there is a finite amount of resources,'' said Greg Moore, spokesman for the state Department of Health and Human Services. ''This program is going to take a significant part of our budget over the next four years.''
“我们预计始终会有一个起初的需求增长，但是资源有限，”Greg Moore，该州卫生和人道服务部门发言人说道。“该计划将占据我们明年预算的一大部分。”
New Hampshire was the first state to approve free distribution of the Gardasil vaccine, which protects against four strains of a sexually transmitted infection called human papillomavirus, or HPV, that can cause cervical cancer.
新罕布什尔州是首个免费发放Gardasil疫苗的州，该疫苗能使机体对4株能造成性传播感染的人类乳头瘤病毒（HPV）产生抗体。
The program started in January and the state expected to vaccinate only about one-quarter of eligible girls this year, but advertising has stimulated demand, said state Public Health Director Mary Ann Cooney.
州公共卫生主管Mary Ann Cooney说，该计划始于一月，本来今年只打算免疫1/4符合调节的女性，但是广告刺激了需求。
''I've got to say that the public is clamoring for it,'' said Dr. Elizabeth Sanders of Sanders Family Medicine in Concord.
Concord檀香家庭医院的Elizabeth Sanders医生说：“我不得不说公众都争先恐后的得到疫苗。”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the vaccine for girls and women ages 9 to 26. The state's free vaccine is available only through age 18.
美国FDA最近批准为9至26岁的女孩和妇女提供疫苗接种。该州提供的免费疫苗只是针对18岁以下的女性。
About half of all men and women are infected with HPV at some point in their lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency recommends that girls get the vaccine when they are 11 or 12 so they will have immunity before they become sexually active.
据疾病控制和预防中心统计，不论性别，人群中约有一半会在生命的某个时期感染HPV。该中心推荐女孩在11或12岁的时候接种疫苗，那样她们在性成熟之前就能具有免疫能力。
Bills have been introduced in about 20 states to require the vaccine, but some have backed off because of safety concerns and protests from conservatives who say requiring it promotes promiscuity and erodes parents' rights.
大约有20个州提交了要求接种的议案，但有些州反对，有的出于安全考虑，有的来自保守势力的抗议，他们认为该要求会增加性乱，损害了父母的权利。
In Texas, where Gov. Rick Perry issued an executive order in February requiring schoolgirls to be vaccinated, the Senate on Monday approved a bill blocking Perry's order. The state House approved a similar bill last month.
在得克萨斯州，Rick Perry州长于2月发布了一项执行命令，要求在校女生实施免疫接种，而参议院于周一批准了一项阻止Perry命令的议案。该州的众议员在上月也批准了类似的议案。
People seeking the vaccine outside New Hampshire's free program typically pay about $360 for the three required shots, spread out over six months.
在新罕布什尔州免费计划以外的人们欲获得接种将支付360美元的3次接种费用，为期6月。
Because of the high demand, some medical practices, like Penacook Family Physicians, have developed a priority list of patients who should get the vaccine first. Others, like Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Concord, encourage parents to see if their health insurance will pay in order to reduce demand for free vaccinations.
由于高需求，一些医疗机构，向Penacook家庭医生，已经建立了一个优先接种名单，让需要的首先得到接种。其他的像Concood的Dartmouth-Hitchcock鼓励父母了解他们的医保是否支持接种，以减轻对免费接种的需求。

以下编译：

新罕布什尔州兴起肿瘤疫苗需求热
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: April 23, 2007
Filed at 8:11 p.m. ET
自新罕布什尔州提供免费宫颈癌疫苗后，该州就出现了疫苗的短缺，一些供应商处还打出了等候的列表。
但是，据一位公共卫生官员周一透露，该州还没有增加分配计划的打算。
“我们预计始终会有一个起初的需求增长，但是资源有限，”Greg Moore，该州卫生和人道服务部门发言人说道。“该计划将占据我们明年预算的一大部分。”
新罕布什尔州是首个免费发放Gardasil疫苗的州，该疫苗能使机体对4株能造成性传播感染的人类乳头瘤病毒（HPV）产生抗体。
州公共卫生主管Mary Ann Cooney说，该计划始于一月，本来今年只打算免疫1/4符合调节的女性，但是广告刺激了需求。
Concord檀香家庭医院的Elizabeth Sanders医生说：“我不得不说公众都争先恐后的得到疫苗。”
美国FDA最近批准为9至26岁的女孩和妇女提供疫苗接种。该州提供的免费疫苗只是针对18岁以下的女性。
据疾病控制和预防中心统计，不论性别，人群中约有一半会在生命的某个时期感染HPV。该中心推荐女孩在11或12岁的时候接种疫苗，那样她们在性成熟之前就能具有免疫能力。
大约有20个州提交了要求接种的议案，但有些州反对，有的出于安全考虑，有的来自保守势力的抗议，他们认为该要求会增加性乱，损害了父母的权利。
在得克萨斯州，Rick Perry州长于2月发布了一项执行命令，要求在校女生实施免疫接种，而参议院于周一批准了一项阻止Perry命令的议案。该州的众议员在上月也批准了类似的议案。
在新罕布什尔州免费计划以外的人们欲获得接种将支付360美元的3次接种费用，为期6月。
由于高需求，一些医疗机构，向Penacook家庭医生，已经建立了一个优先接种名单，让需要的首先得到接种。其他的像Concood的Dartmouth-Hitchcock鼓励父母了解他们的医保是否支持接种，以减轻对免费接种的需求。