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Until it was wiped out, smallpox had plagued humanity for at least 3000 years, killing 300 million people in the 20th century alone. |
在天花被消灭之前,它已困扰人类至少3000年,仅在20世纪就夺去了3亿人的生命。 |
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Its eradication stands as the greatest public health triumph in history. |
消灭天花是历史上最辉煌的公共卫生成就。 |
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As the world confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, humanity’s victory over smallpox is a reminder of what is possible when nations come together to fight a common health threat. |
在世界面临COVID-19大流行之际,人类战胜天花的往事提醒我们,只要各国团结一心共同抗击健康威胁,我们无坚不摧。 |
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Many of the basic public health tools that were used successfully then are the same tools that have been used to respond to Ebola, and to COVID-19: disease surveillance, case finding, contact tracing, and mass communication campaigns to inform affected populations. |
当时成功运用的许多基本公共卫生手段与应对埃博拉和COVID-19的手段相同:疾病监测、发现病例、接触者追踪和通过大规模宣传运动向受影响的人群通报信息。 |
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The smallpox eradication campaign had one crucial tool that we don’t have for COVID-19 yet: a vaccine; in fact, the world’s first vaccine. |
消灭天花运动有一个目前COVID-19抗疫工作还没有的重要手段:疫苗。实际上,天花疫苗是世界上第一种疫苗。 |
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As you know, WHO is now working with many partners to accelerate the development of a vaccine for COVID-19, which will be an essential tool for controlling transmission of the virus. |
如你们所知,世卫组织目前正在与许多伙伴合作,加速COVID-19疫苗的研发。疫苗将是控制病毒传播的关键工具。 |
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But although a vaccine was crucial for ending smallpox, it was not enough on its own. |
然而,虽然疫苗对于消灭天花至关重要,但仅凭疫苗还是不够的。 |
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After all, the vaccine was first developed by Edward Jenner in 1796. It took another 184 years for smallpox to be eradicated. |
天花疫苗由爱德华·詹纳于1796年开发,而之后又花了整整184年才消灭了天花。 |
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The decisive factor in the victory over smallpox was global solidarity. |
战胜天花的决定性因素是全球团结协作。 |
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At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the United States of America joined forces to conquer a common enemy. |
在冷战的高峰期,美苏两国联手征服了一个共同的敌人。 |