DAY 082
2022.07.07
Source: wsj
Title: Tens of millions of Covid-19 Vaccine doses are being thrown away
标题：《数千万剂新冠疫苗正在被扔掉》
数千万剂新冠疫苗正在被扔掉
Governments, drugmakers and vaccination sites are Discarding tens of millions of unused Covid-19 vaccine doses amid sagging demand, a sharp reversal from the early days of the mass-vaccination Campaign, when doses were Scarce.
由于需求低迷，各国 *** 、制药商和疫苗接种站点正在丢弃数千万剂未使用的新冠疫苗，这与大规模疫苗接种运动初期的情况截然相反，彼时疫苗剂量稀缺。
Vaccine manufacturer Moderna recently discarded about 30 million doses of its Covid-19 shot after failing to find takers, while pharmacies and clinics have had to throw out unused doses from multi-dose vials from Moderna and Pfizer that have a short shelf life once they are opened.
疫苗制造商摩德纳最近因找不到接种者而丢弃了约3000万剂新冠疫苗，而药店和诊所不得不丢弃摩德纳和辉瑞的多剂量小瓶中未使用的剂量，这些小瓶一旦打开，保质期就很短。
Germany's health officials have Disposed of about 3.9 million Covid-19 vaccine doses that were sitting in a federal central Warehouse and expired at the end of June. Canada has disposed of 1.2 million expired doses of Moderna's vaccine, and is set to throw out about 13.6 million expired doses of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine, according to the government health department.
德国卫生官员处置了存放在联邦中央仓库、于6月底过期的约390万剂新冠疫苗。加拿大 *** 卫生部门表示，他们已处理掉120万剂摩德纳的过期疫苗，并将丢弃约1360万剂阿斯利康的新冠疫苗。
After an initial vaccine rollout marked by sparring among governments for limited initial supplies, drugmakers were able to increase production to meet heavy demand. Now the appetite for the shots has cooled in many places, with a majority of the global population fully vaccinated and a sizable minority hesitant to go ahead.
在最初的疫苗推广过程中，各国 *** 为有限的初始供应而争吵不休，之后制药商得以逐渐提高产量，以满足巨大的需求。现在，在许多地方，人们对疫苗的兴趣已经冷却，全球大多数人都已接种了疫苗，还有相当一部分人对是否接种疫苗犹豫不决。
In some low-income countries, Access to doses remains an issue. Some of the countries lacked the healthcare infrastructure to handle and store the shots at low temperatures, while others had difficulty planning and rolling out vaccination campaigns because supplies were unpredictable and lagged behind wealthier countries.
在一些低收入国家，获得疫苗仍然是一个问题。一些国家缺乏在低温下处理和储存疫苗的医疗基础设施，而另一些国家则难以规划和开展疫苗接种活动，因为供应难以预测，而且落后于较富裕国家。
Demand may pick up in wealthy countries like the U.S. during the fall, when vaccine makers roll out modified shots that target Omicron sub variants and potentially provide better protection than current vaccines.
今年秋季，美国等富裕国家的疫苗需求可能会回升，届时疫苗生产商将推出针对奥密克戎亚型的改良疫苗，可能会提供比目前的疫苗更好的保护。
Keywords: 关键字词：
Discard 丢弃；抛弃
Sagging 下垂的；下降的
Reversal 相反的
Campaign 运动；活动；宣传
Scarce 稀缺的
Vial 小瓶
Shelf life 保质期
Dispose 处置
Warehouse 仓库
Initial 最初的
Rollout 推广
Sparring 争论
Appetite 胃口；需求
Hesitant 犹豫的
Access 进入；通道
Unpredictable 不可预测的
Lag behind 落后于
