Samoa Measles Crisis - 100 new cases

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Samoa has said nearly 90% of eligible people have been vaccinated against measles as it lifted a two-day curfew imposed amid an outbreak that has killed 65 in recent weeks.
There were, however, 103 new cases of measles reported since Friday, Samoa’s health ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
The measles virus has infected almost 4,500 people in the South Pacific nation of 200,000 since late October. Of those who died, 57 were under the age of four.

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With 65 people dead from a disease that is easily preventable by means of a simple vaccine that has been available for decases, all because of anti-vax hysteria is morally repugnant.

I am glad the Samoan government has seen the critical importance of vaccines and is taking action.