一 | 宜家(IKEA)推出了一系列官方 Xbox 家具,包括电竞椅、展示架和看起来很舒适的方向键(D-pad)靠垫。
As physicians who care for children and families, our mission is to keep our patients healthy and help them thrive.
With many students heading back to school soon (and some having already started classes), we know all too well what it’s like for families to navigate this changing season – and importantly, to try to stay healthy. Along with the excitement and energy that each new school year brings, this is also a time of exposure to all the viruses that we typically see during the colder months. This year, that includes colds, the flu, respiratory syncytial virus (or RSV) and COVID-19.
As families prepare for the year ahead, it’s important that children’s immune systems are also prepared to detect and resist viruses so that they can stay healthy and thrive. Just like how software updates to your phone or computer keep things in working order, vaccines help your body’s immune system work better. We also know that when everyone can access recommended immunizations on time, it stops preventable diseases from spreading through our communities.
Vaccines are one of the greatest medical advances in history. Thanks to widespread immunization, we have eradicated or controlled many diseases that once caused pain, suffering and even death for countless children – from smallpox and polio to tetanus and measles. Plus, when children stay healthy and free of such debilitating diseases, they can succeed by staying in school and safely participating in activities like sports and other after-school programs. This continuity helps improve children’s social and emotional development and their entire quality of life.
Unfortunately, parents must currently try to find guidance about their child’s health in a sea of mis- and disinformation. In the age of social media, misinformation about many topics is rampant, and vaccines are no exception. We encourage everyone to seek information from a trusted source, like their family physician or pediatrician – the same way that we work together with parents to offer guidance on other important topics like healthy nutrition, injury prevention and so much more.
At that same time, we do need better ways to talk about vaccines, along with ways to help parents identify accurate sources of information that they can trust. We must also ensure that vaccines are widely available, easy to find and affordable to everyone.
Right now, the U.S. is lagging behind. In 2022, only 45.9% of children received a flu shot, down from 53.1% in 2019, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is compounded by research that showed a two-year decline in children receiving routine vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Also concerning is CDC research showing that 8% of children had not had a well-child checkup within the last year – and that 6% didn’t have a doctor’s visit at all. A recent UNICEF report also shows 67 million children across the world missed out on one or more vaccinations over the last three years. These children are missing opportunities for immunizations as well as vital guidance on mental health, nutrition and other areas of child health and development.
These statistics are even more reason for parents, physicians and policymakers to ramp up vaccine education and ensure that children and their families can access vaccines and other routine medical care.
As physicians who care for families and who watch children grow up over many years, pediatricians and family physicians are well-positioned to help patients and their parents navigate challenges in getting vaccines. In addition to helping overcome barriers like lack of insurance or transportation, we can also serve as sources of accurate information. We can be a backstop against the rampant misinformation parents encounter in social media and a sounding board for their questions.
But physicians cannot do this alone. Policymakers must recognize the need to help families who qualify stay enrolled in Medicaid and to protect programs like the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which offers coverage for those who might not be eligible for Medicaid. We must expand the number of hospitals and clinicians who participate in the federally funded Vaccines for Children program, which today offers vaccines to nearly half the nation’s children. This program is critical because it helps ensure vaccine and health equity. And we must also ensure that physicians have the support they need to continue physically storing, administering and counseling families on vaccines.
In the end, we all share a collective responsibility to safeguard the health of our nation’s children and the health of the public. As your doctors, we know that we are all healthier when everyone is vaccinated.
。该系列将于 10 月起通过零售商网站和宜家门店在英国发售,官方命名为“YXSTABY”——这个名字我可不敢尝试大声读出来。在今天发布的新闻稿中,宜家表示 YXSTABY 反映了“电竞家具正从青少年卧室和‘男人窝’走向主流客厅的时代”。由 Xbox 和宜家设计师共同打造,该系列共包含九件单品,包括手柄展示盒、带滑轮的电视柜以及用于存放所有游戏配件的边几等功能性家具。
二 | 还有一些外观更奇特的单品,比如绿色和黑色的“电竞摇杆凳”,它们看起来真的很像巨大化的 Xbox 手柄摇杆。宜家表示,这些产品是使用手柄原始的 3D 设计文件开发的,以确保最大限度的还原度。当你倾斜身体时,它甚至会随之摆动,模拟摇杆的动作,让玩家在“激烈的游戏过程中保持舒适的参与感”。
三 | 我最喜欢的单品可能是绿色的电竞方向键靠垫,不过我也相当喜欢那个以 Xbox Elite 精英手柄凹面金属方向键为灵感设计的方向键托盘。“在 Xbox,我们经常思考什么能帮助玩家沉浸在游戏中,”Xbox 设计主管 Carl Ledbetter 表示。“硬件是其中的重要组成部分,但你围绕它创造的世界也同样重要。与宜家的合作让我们有机会为整个家庭游戏体验进行设计,从屏幕到周围的空间。”该系列目前正在 Gamescom 的 Xbox 展位展出,随后将在几个月内广泛上市。心动了吗?你可能正好能赶在 GTA6 发布时坐在摇杆凳上身体前倾,或者靠在方向键靠垫上等待 神鬼寓言4。