Measles vaccination
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Samoa charges anti-vaxxer as deadly measles epidemic shuts down nationThe battle to quell the devastating outbreak has been complicated by a vocal anti-vaccination movement, officials say.WorldDec 6, 2019
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Samoa closes schools, restricts travel as measles death toll tops 50Samoa is trying to contain a measles outbreak that has killed more than 50 people in just weeks.HealthDec 2, 2019
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24 children dead as Samoa’s measles outbreak worsensSamoa's measles outbreak has claimed 25 lives so far, almost all of them young children.HealthNov 25, 2019
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Vaccine mistrust in Ukraine weakens the world’s defences, experts worryMore than 58,000 people this year were infected with measles in Ukraine, a country where only half the population believes vaccines work.HealthNov 4, 2019
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Measles cases tripled worldwide this year: WHOEvery region in the world, except the Americas, has seen more cases of measles this year compared to last year.HealthAug 29, 2019
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U.S. measles outbreak hits 839 cases and countingMeasles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000.HealthMay 14, 2019
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Current U.S. measles outbreak ‘completely avoidable,’ officials sayThere have been more than 700 cases of measles in the U.S. this year so far, the highest in 25 years.HealthApr 29, 2019
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New York City orders mandatory vaccinations after measles outbreakNew York's mayor announced that people in some parts of Brooklyn must get vaccinated against measles or face a fine.HealthApr 9, 2019
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Two new cases of measles confirmed on southern Vancouver IslandIsland Health is confirming two new cases of measles infection on Vancouver Island south.CanadaApr 6, 2019
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More U.S. measles cases so far this year than in all of 2018The number of measles cases in the first three months of 2019 have already surpassed all U.S. measles cases last year.HealthApr 1, 2019
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