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The 2019 Samoa measles outbreak began in September 2019. [5] As of 6 January 2020, over 5,700 cases of measles and 83 deaths had been reported, out of a population of 200,874, [4] [6] over three per cent. [7] The cause of the outbreak was decreased vaccination rates among newborns, from 74% in 2017 to 31–34% in 2018. Nearby islands had rates ...
The first case of measles was reported in September 2019, likely brought by a passenger on a flight from Auckland, New Zealand, to the Samoan island of Upolu. In October, it was officially an ...
But Kennedy emboldened anti-vaccine contacts in Samoa, Ekeroma said, and the epidemic was fueled by disinformation in social media posts in the island nation and abroad. Moelagi Leilani Jackson, a Samoan nurse who worked on the vaccination campaign, told the AP in 2023 that anti-vaccine campaigners “got louder” after Kennedy’s visit.
American Samoa has declared a public health emergency over an outbreak of measles, forcing the territory’s Department of Education to close all schools until at least May 12, sending 12,000 ...
A measles outbreak in Samoa in late 2019 has over 5,700 cases of measles and 83 deaths, out of a Samoan population of 200,000. Over three percent of the population were infected, and a state of emergency was declared from 17 November to 7 December.
As of 24 February 2020, there had been 2,194 cases of measles reported throughout New Zealand since 1 January 2019. [1] Auckland had been the worst-hit region, with 1,736 cases alone. [ 1 ] The New Zealand government activated the National Health Coordination Center in August 2019 to respond to the outbreak.
In 2018, two Samoan children died from botched vaccinations, prompting the government to suspend the childhood vaccination program. Kennedy showed up with his wife, actor Cheryl Hines, to meet with the prime minister, health minister and other health officials in 2019.
Analysis of outbreaks in island communities suggested that the CCS for measles is c. 250,000. [3] Due to the development of vaccination against measles, the world has seen a 99% decrease in measles related cases compared cases before the vaccine was developed.