Measles Deaths

• Measles deaths up 40% in 2022 as vaccinations dropped during COVID pandemic

  Measles deaths globally jumped 40 per cent last year and cases rose after vaccination levels dramatically dropped during the pandemic, leading health agencies said Thursday.

  Health

  Nov 16, 2023
  
• Samoa charges anti-vaxxer as deadly measles epidemic shuts down nation

  The battle to quell the devastating outbreak has been complicated by a vocal anti-vaccination movement, officials say.

  World

  Dec 6, 2019
  
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• Samoa closes schools, restricts travel as measles death toll tops 50

  Samoa is trying to contain a measles outbreak that has killed more than 50 people in just weeks.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2019
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• 24 children dead as Samoa’s measles outbreak worsens

  Samoa's measles outbreak has claimed 25 lives so far, almost all of them young children.

  Health

  Nov 25, 2019
• Measles outbreak in Ukraine leaves 8 people dead

  Skyrocketing measles rates in Ukraine are believed to be caused partly by vaccine refusal.

  Health

  Feb 13, 2019