Measles vaccination

• 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
• 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
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• Vaccine mistrust in Ukraine weakens the world’s defences, experts worry

  More than 58,000 people this year were infected with measles in Ukraine, a country where only half the population believes vaccines work.

  Health

  Nov 4, 2019
• Measles cases tripled worldwide this year: WHO

  Every region in the world, except the Americas, has seen more cases of measles this year compared to last year.

  Health

  Aug 29, 2019
• U.S. measles outbreak hits 839 cases and counting

  Measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000.

  Health

  May 14, 2019
• Current U.S. measles outbreak ‘completely avoidable,’ officials say

  There have been more than 700 cases of measles in the U.S. this year so far, the highest in 25 years.

  Health

  Apr 29, 2019
• New York City orders mandatory vaccinations after measles outbreak

  New York's mayor announced that people in some parts of Brooklyn must get vaccinated against measles or face a fine.

  Health

  Apr 9, 2019
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• Two new cases of measles confirmed on southern Vancouver Island

  Island Health is confirming two new cases of measles infection on Vancouver Island south.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2019
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• More U.S. measles cases so far this year than in all of 2018

  The number of measles cases in the first three months of 2019 have already surpassed all U.S. measles cases last year.

  Health

  Apr 1, 2019