澳大利亞計劃對未接種疫苗的兒童實施保育禁令

Unvaccinated children would be banned from childcare centres and preschools under an Australian government plan.

按照澳大利亞政府發佈的一項新計劃，那些沒有接種疫苗的兒童將會被兒童看護中心和幼兒園拒收。

Some Australian states already have "no jab, no play" laws, but PM Malcolm Turnbull is calling for nationwide legislation.

澳大利亞的部分州已經出臺了“不接種，無福利”的法律，現在總理馬爾科姆·特恩布爾正呼籲在全國範圍內推廣。

Health groups have supported the push, arguing parents and the community have an obligation to protect children.

衛生團體支持這項舉措，要求家長和社區盡到義務以保護兒童。

An Australian Child Health Poll survey of nearly 2,000 parents showed 5% of children were not fully vaccinated.

澳大利亞一項對近2000名家長進行的兒童健康民調顯示，有5%的兒童沒有完全接種疫苗。

Mr Turnbull said more needed to be done, citing the case of a baby who died from whooping cough.

特恩布爾總理引用了一個死於百日咳的兒童的病例，稱需要做的還有很多。

"This is not a theoretical exercise - this is life and death," Mr Turnbull said. "If a parent says, 'I'm not going to vaccinate my child,' they are not simply putting their child at risk, they are putting everybody else's children at risk too."

他說，“這不是紙上談兵，這關乎生命和死亡。如果一名家長說，'我不想給孩子接種疫苗'，這不是簡單的把他們的孩子置於風險之中，這是把所有其他的孩子都置於了風險之中。”

Australian Medical Association president Michael Gannon said children were more susceptible to infections.

澳大利亞醫學協會主席邁克爾·加努恩稱，孩子更容易遭到感染。

"If you, as a parent, expect the community to support you by either welfare payments or access to care, then you need to do your bit to contribute to that community by protecting other children," he told Fairfax Media.

他在接受《費爾法克斯傳媒》採訪時表示：“作爲一名家長，如果你期待社區能在福利或者醫療上支持你，那你也需要對社區做出一點點貢獻，來保護別人的孩子們。”