Samoa Measles Outbreak
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Almost 90% of people in Samoa now vaccinated against measles in wake of deadly outbreak: officialsThe measles virus has infected almost 4,500 people in the South Pacific nation of just 200,000 since late October. Of those who died, 57 were children under the age of four.HealthDec 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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Measles cases in Samoa more than double over past week as death toll risesSchools and universities have been closed and most public gatherings banned on the island state of just 200,000, located south of the equator and half way between Hawaii and New Zealand.HealthDec 1, 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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Samoa shuts schools after measles outbreak kills 6Samoa's Director General of Health Leausa Dr. Take Naseri said in a news conference last week that he expects the epidemic will get worse.HealthNov 17, 2019
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