特朗普政府正在至少11个美国州和美属萨摩亚暂停通过联邦儿童疫苗计划(VFC)为儿童提供新冠疫苗，且尚未明确恢复时间表1。受影响地区包括阿拉斯加、康涅狄格州、夏威夷、缅因州、马萨诸塞州、新罕布什尔州、新墨西哥州、罗德岛州、佛蒙特州、华盛顿州和怀俄明州1。美国卫生与公众服务部发言人艾米莉·希利亚德确认新冠疫苗不通过VFC提供1。
这项举措影响范围广泛，美国52%符合VFC资格的儿童受到影响，包括阿拉斯加原住民、美洲印第安人、无保险者和医疗补助资格者1。前CDC传染病和人畜共患病中心主任丹尼尔·杰尼根将其称为"用尽一切手段使接种更困难"的行为，称之为"千刀万剐"1。卫生专家警告，此举限制了疫苗获取，并可能为限制其他疫苗设定先例1。
美国卫生与公众服务部长罗伯特·肯尼迪二世对此表示，"我们没有从任何人那里拿走疫苗，我们保护了获取渠道"1。
The Trump administration has halted the provision of COVID-19 vaccines to children in at least 11 U.S. states and one American territory through the federal Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, with no specified timeline for resumption 1. The affected jurisdictions are Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wyoming, as well as American Samoa 1.
The suspension impacts approximately 52 percent of children eligible for VFC benefits, including Alaska Native children, American Indian youth, uninsured children, and those qualifying for Medicaid 1. According to HHS spokeswoman Emily Hilliard, COVID-19 vaccines are not being supplied through the VFC program 1. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated: "We didn't take vaccines away from anybody. We protected the supply chain" 1.
Health experts have raised concerns about the policy's implications. Daniel Jernigan, former director of the CDC's Division of Viral Diseases, described the measure as part of efforts to "do everything you can to make vaccination harder," characterizing it as "death by a thousand cuts" 1. Critics warn that restricting vaccine access sets a precedent that could extend to other immunizations beyond COVID-19 1.
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