各國政府單位在遭逢重大災害時通常會成立「緊急應變小組」 (Emergency Response Team) 或「專案小組／任務小組／對策任務」(Task Force)。
美國白宮在2020年元月底成立 White House Coronavirus Task Force（白宮冠狀病毒任務小組），2月26日任命副總統 Mike Pence 為主席 (Chair of White House Coronavirus Task Force)，無任所大使 (Ambassador-at-Large) Deborah Birx 為召集人 (Response coordinator for White House Coronavirus Task Force)，小組的重要成員還包括國家過敏與傳染病研究院院長 (Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) Anthony Fauci。
奇怪的是，有國內媒體把 Coordinator（召集人）譯成「*協調員」，把 Director（院長）譯為「*主任」。
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Coordinator 在 Cambridge Dictionary 中的定義是：
Someone whose job is to make different groups work together in an organized way to achieve something.
負責讓不同群組協力合作以達成任務的人。
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請參考例句如下：
The president has just appointed a coordinator who will oversee the whole project.
總統剛任命一位召集人，負責監督整個計畫。
Director 在 Merriam-Webster 詞典中的定義則是：
The head or chief of an organized occupational group (such as a bureau, foundation, institute, or school.)
組織機構（如局、處、基金會、研究院等）的首長。
我們會把「某某專案小組」的召集人稱為「協調員」，「某某研究院」的首長稱為「*主任」嗎?
機構的首長 (director) 通常可依該機構名稱來譯其職銜，如果是「局／院／處／館」，就譯為「局長／院長／處長／館長」，如：Director of the Central Intelligence Agency（中央情報局局長）；Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation（聯邦調查局長）等。
所以，國家過敏與傳染病研究院 (NIAID) 的首長，當然應該稱院長。
防疫必備詞彙：疫情拉緊報
疫區 affected area
健康申報表 health declaration form
疫情防控 epidemic prevention and control
找出感染源 identify source of infection
易感人群 vulnerable group; vulnerable population
TOCC機制（旅遊史、職業別、接觸史、群聚史）
travel history, occupation, contact history, and cluster history
旅遊疫情建議 Travel Health Notices
第三級警告：避免非必要旅遊
Warning Level 3, Avoid Nonessential Travel
第二級警示：加強預防
Alert Level 2, Practice Enhanced Precautions
第一級注意：提醒注意
Watch Level 1, Practice Usual Precautions
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