国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Measles cases rise in Turkey amid anti-vaccination sentiment
<p><span word="ANKARA">ANKARA</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 23-- <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="measles">measles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grid">grid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="decreasing">decreasing</span> <span word="vaccination">vaccination</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="discourse">discourse</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="vaccination">vaccination</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="with">with</span> 183 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="reaching">reaching</span> 980 <span word="in">in</span> 2013 <span word="and">and</span> 5,091 <span word="in">in</span> 2017. <span word="In">In</span> 2017, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 23,600 <span word="families">families</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="compulsory">compulsory</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span>, <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="Mehmet">Mehmet</span> <span word="Ceylan">Ceylan</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pediatric">pediatric</span> <span word="infectious">infectious</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hacettepe">Hacettepe</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="Faculty">Faculty</span>, <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="vaccination">vaccination</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="under">under</span> 95 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="some">some</span> 50,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>.</p><p><span word="Ceylan">Ceylan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="diphtheria">diphtheria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tetanus">tetanus</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grid">grid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="might">might</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>) <span word="also">also</span> <span word="voiced">voiced</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="vaccination">vaccination</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="were">were</span> "<span word="misleading">misleading</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vaccines">vaccines</span>, <span word="harming">harming</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="vaccinated">vaccinated</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inform">inform</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="vaccines">vaccines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="vaccination">vaccination</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="slogans">slogans</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="obligation">obligation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vaccinate">vaccinate</span>."</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vaccines">vaccines</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mercury">mercury</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="aluminum">aluminum</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="obligatory">obligatory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16 <span word="different">different</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vaccination">vaccination</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> 24 <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="Parents">Parents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="document">document</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="reject">reject</span> <span word="vaccination">vaccination</span>.</p>
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