美國或將迎疫情“至暗時刻”，疫苗計劃停滯不前
美國疫情仍在惡化。美衛生專家稱接下來數月美國的疫情將是“最灰暗的時期”，確診病例仍在劇增。
Michael Osterholm, director of the Center of Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota said at a press: “The next months will be the “darkest of the pandemic”. “Between now and the holidays, the US will see numbers “much, much larger than even the 67 to 75,000 cases.”
據報道，美國明尼蘇達大學傳染病研究與政策中心主任麥克·奧斯特霍爾姆在一場記者會上表示：“接下來數月美國將迎來‘疫情的至暗時刻’”。他表示：“往後美國的單日新增確診病例將會遠遠高於6.7-7.5萬例。”
美國約翰斯·霍普金斯新冠疫情統計數據顯示，截至北京時間10月22日凌晨5點，美國新冠肺炎累計確診病例超831萬，累計死亡病例超22萬。
據美國有線電視新聞網絡（cnn）當地時間19日報道，全美27個州確診病例數仍在激增。而各州的“疫苗計劃”仍然因爲缺乏資金而擱置不前。
States still have no idea how they're going to pay for coronavirus vaccine distribution, despite filing plans last week, state officials said Monday.
州政府官員19日表示，各州目前仍然不知要如何爲他們的疫苗接種計劃埋單，即便上週就已提交了計劃。
Friday was the deadline for states to submit their plans to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but they still don't have the needed federal money to help carry them out, officials said.
官員們表示，各州向美疾控中心遞交疫苗計劃已於16日結束，但目前，聯邦政府的撥款仍未落實到位。
文章寫道，疫苗計劃所需資金的數量非常巨大，對於範圍廣、週期長的疫苗計劃來說，目前的資金只是杯水車薪。
“As it stands now, we do not have any capability to fund the imminent implementation of the plan.”The CDC distributed $200 million to states for preparedness and planning, which "certainly would not be sufficient at all for a campaign of this magnitude and duration."James Blumenstock, senior vice president for pandemic response and recovery at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
19日，美國國家和領土衛生辦事處協會負責疾病應急和康復的高級副主席詹姆斯·布盧門斯托克稱“目前對於資金支持一事，我們也無計可施。”美疾控中心已撥款2億美金用於疫苗計劃的前期準備以及實施，但“考慮到範圍之廣，週期之長，這些錢也只是杯水車薪。”
然而，資金問題也只是一方面，美國傳染病專家安東尼·福奇就表示，現在，公衆的疑慮是個大問題。
The funding for vaccines isn't the only problem. Health officials are also having to deal with a very skeptical public. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Monday it may be a challenge to get people to take the vaccine.
資金支持並不是疫苗計劃實施唯一的問題。衛生官員需要面對公衆的疑慮。安東尼·福奇博士19日表示，說服美國民衆去接種疫苗也會將非常具有挑戰性。
"It would be a terrible shame if we have -- and I think we will have -- a safe and effective vaccine but we're not able to widely distribute it to those who need it," Fauci said in a virtual event for the National Academy of Medicine on Monday.
福奇19日在美國國家醫學院的線上會議上表示，“如果我們有安全有效的疫苗，我想我們會有的，但卻無法讓所有需要的人廣泛接種，那簡直是奇恥大辱。”
美國疫情防治仍然面臨重重困難。美國衛生專家預計，隨着秋季的到來，新冠肺炎新增確診病例將會開始激增。
同時，資金仍未落實到位，疫苗計劃擱置不前，全民接種疫苗仍然是挑戰。
