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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 ]
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited in June 2019, Samoa was on the brink of crisis. The government had suspended measles vaccinations the year before after an improperly prepared vaccine killed two ...
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.
The measles vaccine, which in 1971 was combined with inoculations for mumps and rubella, is widely considered a triumph of public health. Since 2000, the MMR vaccine has saved an estimated 60.3 ...
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 ...
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.
Claim: Kennedy says he had nothing to do with the measles outbreak in American Samoa Context: The 2019 measles outbreak led to more than 5,700 cases and 83 deaths.
RFK Jr pushes for ‘break’ in infectious diseases research. Gustaf Kilander. November 4, 2023 at 9:20 AM. ... such as Covid-19 and measles, according to NBC News. ...