Dozens of Samoan children have died of measles, so New Zealanders are sending child-size coffins

At least 63 people, most of them children, have died in Samoa since the outbreak of measles began in mid-October.

And now, communities are being faced with an unimaginable problem - there aren't enough coffins to bury the bodies. A group from New Zealand - called Kiwi Coffin Club Charitable Trust - have come to the aid, and are making and sending smaller-sized coffins to Samoa."I don't want any more children to be buried without a coffin," he said."To watch a father bury his third child, I mean I've got children myself, so, it is just not easy to watch."According to a Facebook post, the club have been"busy over the past few days making coffins for Samoa".

Seventy-seven-year-old Ron Wattam has been heading up proceedings at the club - which usually meets once per week but has been working long hours to make this important delivery possible.

UNICEF delivered 115,000 MMR vaccines to Samoa with 0 cases of measles on the 1st of October. .....The outbreak started 20th November.....

Hopefully there will be a full and independent investigation. Wild or vaccine strain? Sick children getting vaccinated? Affected children given the Vitamin A supplied by UNICEF?

Is folau from that area of the Pacific?

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