米国での麻疹大流行ー22州にまたがると

　しかもこれは、完全に避けえたcompletely avoidableという：

BBC 'Completely avoidable' measles outbreak hits 25-year high in US 29 April 2019

「American health officials report that more than 700 people have been infected by measles this year, marking a 25-year high for the infectious disease.」

　25年ぶりの高率。

「The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday that cases had been recorded in 22 states and were mostly affecting unvaccinated children.」

　22州にもわたり、だいたい、ワクチンを受けていない子供の罹患。

「Mr Azar directed his comments at some parents who have chosen to leave their children unvaccinated due to the unscientific claim that vaccines cause illnesses such as autism.」

　自閉症になるとかなんとか、はるか昔に研究不正でスカ扱いになった論文由来のアレが生き残り続けてここにいたったと。まあだから、その反省から、デマはデマとして、ダメなものはダメなものとして、即座に叩き潰して抹殺しちまう必要が―将来世代への責任上―ある、という認識は、まあ、アリ。

　問題は、その拡大解釈ではあるわな、とは書いておこう。

「Most cases occurred in 13 outbreak zones, including in New York City's orthodox Jewish communities.」

　…ユダヤ教伝統派の居住地域が発生源の一つになっちゃってると。

「Adults travelling to outbreak zones, or adults who were vaccinated prior to 1968 with an earlier prototype of the vaccine, should consider receiving another vaccination, federal officials say.」

「The 22 states where cases have been reported are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Texas, Tennessee and Washington.」

　とまあ、これだけずらずら州の名を列挙する機会もまあないよなあというくらい、えらいこと並ぶ。