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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 ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S. health secretary, rejecting his claim that some who died in the country's 2019 measles epidemic didn't have the disease.
On December 8, 2019, American Samoa declared an outbreak of measles, after nine positive cases, four of which were suspected of being locally transmitted. [46] As of 6 January 2020, there were over 5,700 cases of measles and 83 deaths, out of a Samoan population of 200,874. [47] [48]
A measles outbreak began in September 2019. [29] As of 26 December, there were 5,612 confirmed cases of measles and 81 deaths, out of a Samoan population of 200,874. [30] [31] Over two percent of the population has been infected. [30] The outbreak has been attributed to a sharp drop in measles vaccination from the previous year.
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.
Measles is a highly contagious airborne illness that can cause rash, fever, red eyes and cough. ... In 2023, WHO estimated that there were 107,500 measles deaths, largely in countries with low ...
Measles deaths globally spiked by more than 40% last year and cases rose after vaccination levels dramatically dropped during the pandemic, leading health agencies said Thursday. The highly ...
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.