Measles outbreak in Samoa
The anti-vaxxers and a couple incompetent nurses have lead to a measles epidemic that has killed 62 so far in the small Pacific Island nation.
Link to Dec. 5 article in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...t-vaccinations
Quote from Dec 2. BBC article with more background:
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Vaccination rates - meaning the number of young children covered - recently dropped to a low of only 31% in Samoa, compared to 99% in nearby Nauru, Niue, and Cook Islands.
In part, that low rate has been attributed to the deaths of two children.
In July 2018, two infants died in Samoa after receiving vaccinations against measles, mumps and rubella, raising local fears over the vaccine itself.
But the deaths were later established to have been due to the nurses mixing the vaccine with an expired muscle relaxant, instead of water.
The two nurses pleaded guilty to manslaughter and were sentenced to five years in prison.
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Link to article: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50625680
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