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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 ...
In late 2019, Kennedy wrote to the leader, saying that the deaths could have been caused by a measles vaccine — statements he repeated in written responses to senators' questions following the hearing. He urged the Samoan leader to approach a particular laboratory to investigate the source of the outbreak. Did Kennedy's visit have any sway?
At least 15 measles outbreaks totaling 272 cases have been reported this year, as of November 1, according to the CDC. More than half of those cases were among children under age 5, and another ...
Measles outbreak leaves 83 dead in Samoa. In 2019, a measles outbreak in Samoa caused the deaths of 83 people – most of whom were children. Kennedy visited the island nation a few months before ...
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (born January 17, 1954), also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist [] who has served since February 13, 2025, as the 26th United States secretary of health and human services.
During a November 2019 measles epidemic that killed 80 children in Samoa, Kennedy wrote to the country’s prime minister falsely claiming that the measles vaccine was probably causing the deaths.
“For every 1,000 cases of measles that occur in children, there will be one death,” Gottlieb said. “And we are not good in this country at diagnosing and treating measles.
Death from measles was reported in approximately 0.2% of the cases in the United States from 1985 through 1992. [8] In populations with high levels of malnutrition and a lack of adequate healthcare, mortality can be as high as 10%. [9] Increased immunization has led to an estimated 78% drop in measles deaths among UN member states. [10] [11]