Name: 肯特郡出現五起新生腦膜炎病例！| BBC 新聞 (Five new meningitis cases found in Kent | BBC News)
Uploaded: 2026-03-18T16:32:14.000Z
Duration: 9 min 55 s

Last hour, the UK Health Security Agency said that the number of meningitis cases that it is investigating as part of an outbreak in Kent has risen by 5 to 20.

過去一小時，UK Health Security Agency 表示，在坎特伯雷地區調查的腦膜炎疫情確診病例已增加 5 例，來到 20 例。

It comes ahead of thousands of students in the region being offered a vaccine against meningitis today as part of efforts to control the outbreak.

在此之前，該地區將有數千名學生今天接種腦膜炎疫苗，以控制疫情。

Well, the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, joins us now.

衛生大臣 Wes Streeting 現在加入我們。

Let's go straight in with the latest situation and those new figures that were released by the UK Health Security Agency.

我們直接切入最新情況，以及 UK Health Security Agency 發布的最新數據。

So, first and foremost, my heart goes out to the families of those two young people who've tragically died.

首先，我對那兩位不幸身亡的年輕人的家屬致上最深的慰問。

I cannot begin to imagine what they're going through.

我無法想像他們正在經歷什麼。

And because those two cases throw into sharp relief in the most painful way, how serious meningococcal disease can be, there is understandable concern about what this means in terms of risk to others.

這兩起病例以最痛苦的方式，鮮明地凸顯了腦膜炎球菌疾病的嚴重性，是以大家對這對他人造成的風險感到擔憂，這是可以理解的。

So let me just tell you where we are and what we're doing.

所以讓我來告訴大家我們目前的狀況以及我們正在做什麼。

As of this morning, we've got nine confirmed cases, another 11 suspected cases.

截至今天早上，我們有九起確診病例，另外還有十一起疑似病例。

We are concentrated on the outbreak and the links to Club Chemistry in Canterbury and in particular the risk to people who are there on the 5th, 6th and 7th of March.

我們正集中處理這次疫情，以及與坎特伯雷的 Club Chemistry 的關聯，特別是三月五日、六日和七日在那裡的人們所面臨的風險。

There are a few things that people can take some reassurance from.

有幾件事可以讓大家稍微安心一下。

Firstly, in all of the cases, from the very first case we became aware of on Friday night into the early hours of Saturday morning, we've been actively tracing the contacts of those cases and proactively offering antibiotics which are extremely effective.

首先，在所有病例中，從我們週五晚上到週六凌晨最早知道的第一起病例，我們一直在積極追蹤這些病例的接觸者，並主動提供非常有效的抗生素。

So over 90% of cases, this is an effective treatment.

所以，在九成以上的病例中，這是有效的治療方法。

And we have been proactively and in a preventative way offering those antibiotics to close contacts.

我們也一直在主動且預防性地向親密接觸者提供這些抗生素。

We've also stood up antibiotic provision on the university campus itself.

我們也在大學校園內設立了抗生素供應點。

We've now, through distribution sites across Canterbury and Broadstairs, issued two and a half thousand doses of antibiotics.

我們現在透過坎特伯雷和布羅德斯泰爾斯的各個發放點，已經發放了兩千五百劑抗生素。

Again, really important because it's extremely effective.

再次強調，這真的很重要，因為它非常有效。

And today we're standing up a targeted vaccination campaign on students in halls of residence at the University of Kent, which will reach 5,000 students.

所以，我們今天將針對肯特大學學生宿舍裡的學生，展開一個有針對性的疫苗接種計畫，預計將有五千名學生接種。

Students in terms of that particular cohort, this disease, whilst very serious, is spread through close personal contact.

就這個特定群體而言，這種疾病雖然非常嚴重，但主要是透過親密接觸傳播的。

So in terms of the general risk, it's very low.

所以就一般風險來說，其實非常低。

But you can understand why if close personal contact involves things like kissing or sharing drinks or sharing vapes or living in shared accommodation, while we're particularly concerned about people who are at club chemistry on the 5th, 6th, 6th and 7th of March, while we're focused on halls of residence and those shared dwellings and following these cases in a very evidence led way.

但大家可以理解，如果親密接觸包含接吻、共飲或共用電子菸，或是住在共用宿舍裡，我們特別擔心的是三月五號、六號和七號在Club Chemistry的那些人，同時我們也正以非常以證據為導向的方式，關注學生宿舍和那些共用住所，以及追蹤這些病例。

So I Hope that people are reassured that we're proactively managing it, that the antibiotic provision is there, we're standing up vaccination and the general risk is low, even if the disease itself is extremely serious.

所以我希望大家能放心，我們正在積極處理，抗生素的供應也到位了，我們正在展開疫苗接種，而且一般風險很低，即使這種疾病本身非常嚴重。

It will be worrying news, of course, that the numbers overnight have risen up to 20 suspected cases.

當然，隔夜確診的疑似病例數字上升到二十例，這會是令人擔憂的消息。

Just with the way the disease works, how long it takes for symptoms to.

這只是疾病的作用方式，以及出現症狀需要多久的時間。

Could we expect that number to rise further?

我們是否可以預期這個數字會進一步上升？

It may well do, and we're following that closely.

很有可能，我們正在密切關注。

In a normal year, we would expect to see at least 350 cases, so that's roughly one a day.

在正常年份，我們預計會看到至少三百五十例，所以大約是一天一例。

So I wouldn't be surprised, for example, if in different parts of the country, we see cases presented that are unconnected to this particular outbreak in Canterbury.

所以，例如，如果我們在全國各地看到與坎特伯雷這次疫情無關的病例出現，我不會感到驚訝。

And in every single one of those cases, we will be testing whether there is a potential link back to the cluster in Canterbury.

在所有這些病例中，我們都會測試是否有可能與坎特伯雷的群體有關聯。

What's worried us about the Canterbury outbreak is the pace and extent of the spread of the disease.

坎特伯雷疫情讓我們擔憂的是疾病傳播的速度和範圍。

that's why we are being so proactive in the provision of antibiotics, because they're an effective treatment, but

這就是為什麼我們要積極提供抗生素，因為它們是有效的治療方法，但

also standing up vaccination at a pace and in a way that we wouldn't normally do.

同時也要以前所未有的速度和方式推動疫苗接種。

And I hope that that will give some reassurance to people and to your viewers watching this morning who were at Club Chemistry on the 5th, 6th and 7th of March, or any of the young people watching in and around the Canterbury area who maybe know someone who's been affected or are showing symptoms.

我希望這能讓今天早上收看節目的各位，以及在三月五日、六日和七日去過 Club Chemistry 的人們，或是在坎特伯雷地區附近收看節目的年輕人，如果他們認識受影響的人或出現症狀，能感到一些安慰。

Firstly, those sites in Canterbury and Broadstairs are open to people to come forward and get antibiotics, but

首先，坎特伯雷和布羅德斯泰爾斯的那些地方開放給民眾前來領取抗生素，但是

in terms of symptoms, then people can and obviously should call NHS 111 to ask for health advice or in an emergency, dial 999 and access emergency services.

至於症狀，人們可以，當然也應該撥打 NHS 111 尋求健康建議，或在緊急情況下撥打 999 並尋求緊急服務。

The focus, obviously, is on the situation in Kent, but

當然，重點是肯特郡這邊的情況，但是

a lot of the students that we've been talking to want to go home.

我們接觸到的許多學生都想回家。

Is there a concern that this might spread geographically?

會不會有疫情地理上擴散的擔憂？

And lots of students from Kent have already gone home.

而且許多來自肯特大學的學生已經回家了。

It's exam week at the university this week, so there are still quite a few students around sitting their exams.

這週是大學的期末考週，所以還是有不少學生在這裡準備考試。

Lots of students will have gone home and that's fine, that's okay.

很多學生都回家了，這樣也沒關係，沒問題。

What we need people to do is to think through in terms of their individual situations.

我們需要大家思考一下個別情況。

Were they at club chemistry on the 5th, 6th and 7th of March?

他們在三月五日、六日和七日去過 Club Chemistry 嗎？

The sensible thing to do is to access antibiotics.

And if you're one of those students who's gone home, you're thinking, well, I Don't really want to schlep all the way back to Canterbury or down to Broadstone, then people can access those antibiotics via their gp.

如果你是那種已經回家的學生，你會想，我真的不想大老遠跑回坎特伯雷或到布洛德斯通，那麼大家可以透過家庭醫生取得這些抗生素。

And we've been in contact with GP services across the country to facilitate that.

我們已經與全國各地的家庭醫生服務處聯繫，以提供協助。

But in terms of students, for example, thinking, is it right for me to go and sit my exam this week?

但就學生而言，例如，他們會想，我這週去參加期末考對嗎？

Or if they're at schools and the college in the Canterbury area, thinking, is it right for me to go to school or to go to college?

或者，如果在坎特伯雷地區的學校和學院，他們會想，我去上學或去學院對嗎？

The reassuring thing here is that this disease spreads through close personal contact.

這裡令人安心的一點是，這種疾病是透過親密接觸傳播的。

So it is things like kissing, sharing drinks, sharing vapes.

所以像是接吻、共飲、共用電子菸這些行為。

On the latter, that's not a sensible thing to do, regardless.

說到後者，這根本不是明智的做法。

But if, for example, people are thinking, well, what about I was sat on a train or traveling back home?

但如果，舉例來說，大家在想，嗯，那我在火車上或回家途中呢？

It's close personal contact of the kind that I've described, which is why we are focused on and concerned about episodes linked to Club Canterbury.

是我剛才說的那種親密接觸，這也是為什麼我們關注並擔心與 Club Canterbury 相關的疫情。

Because those are the sorts of behaviors.

Sharing vapes, sharing drinks, dare I say it, kissing, those are the sort of things we might expect to see happening in a nightclub setting.

共用電子菸、共飲、甚至接吻，這些都是我們可能會在夜店場合預期會發生的事。

And that might explain, although we'll be obviously looking carefully at this, that might explain why this outbreak is different from the sorts of, of episodes we've seen before.

這或許可以解釋，雖然我們當然會仔細研究，但這或許可以解釋為什麼這次疫情與我們之前看到的疫情有所不同。

You've declared it as a national incident.

你們已經宣佈這是國家級事件了。

Perhaps you could explain what that means because that gives the impression, of course, that the whole country should worry.

或許你可以解釋一下這是什麼意思，因為這當然會給人一種全國都應該擔憂的印象。

And also whether you think now you've talked to the JCVI about looking again at some kind of a catch up vaccination program for those who weren't vaccinated before 2015.

另外，你認為你們跟 JCVI 談過，要再次審視某種補打疫苗計畫，給那些在 2015 年前沒有接種疫苗的人嗎？

Whether you think that now is the right course of action.

Yeah, I'm really glad you asked this question.

是的，我很高興你問了這個問題。

So firstly, it's really important for me to stress this is not currently a national incident.

首先，我必須強調，這目前並非國家級事件。

We declare a national incident when nationwide we've got a health emergency that's putting critical stress and pressure on the health system and we declare a national incident to manage in that way.

當全國出現健康緊急狀況，對醫療系統造成嚴重壓力時，我們會宣佈為國家級事件，以便進行管理。

And we make a whole range of different choices about health service provision, which might include, for example, standing down planned elective treatment in order to focus on emergency response.

我們會做出各種不同的醫療服務提供決策，例如，可能會暫停計畫中的選擇性治療，以便專注於緊急應對。

we've seen this reflected a bit on the front pages today, is this is the national response or the response is being managed nationally.

我們在今天的頭版也看到了一些反映，這是國家層級的回應，或是回應正在國家層級管理。

And that's why I, as the Health Secretary have been on top of this since I was first informed of the risk first thing Sunday morning but we've got our national team at the UK Health Security Agency as well as NHS England and Department for Health and Social Care helping to support and manage this nationally, including working with our friends at the Department for Education in terms of supporting schools, the college and the universities in the Canterbury area.

這也是為什麼我身為衛生大臣，自週日早上得知風險後就一直密切關注，同時我們在 UK Health Security Agency、NHS England 和 Department for Health and Social Care 的國家團隊也都在協助並在國家層級管理此事，包括與教育部的朋友合作，以支持坎特伯雷地區的學校、學院和大學。

That's not the same as a national incident of the type we saw during the COVID pandemic from example.

這跟像 COVID 疫情期間那種國家級的事件完全不一樣。

And I hope again that distinction between national incident and national response is one that people will find reassuring.

我希望大家能再次理解，國家級事件和國家級應對之間的區別，這應該能讓大家感到安心。

We ought to be worried as a country if there's a national incident that doesn't apply here.

如果出現了國家級事件，但卻不適用於這裡，那我們國家就該擔心了。

We should be reassured that there is a national response and that while this is focused on Canterbury, we are managing this nationally, supporting local health leaders, supporting local education leaders to make sure we getting the right care, the right treatment and the right vaccination to the right people in a timely fashion.

我們應該感到安心，因為有國家級的應對措施，雖然這次的重點在坎特伯雷，但我們正在全國層級進行管理，支持地方衛生領導和地方教育領導，確保我們能及時地將適當的照護、治療和疫苗提供給對的人。