50 children killed by measles in Samoa as outbreak worsens

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Samoa declared a national emergency last month and mandated that all 200,000 people living on the South Pacific island nation get vaccinated. The government has closed all schools and banned children from public gatherings. The government said more than 1,100 people have been admitted to hospitals since the outbreak began and about 180 people remain hospitalized. Among those hospitalized are 19 children who are in critical condition.New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday that her country was doing everything it could to help curb the epidemic, including sending more than 50 medical professionals and thousands of vaccines to Samoa. Other countries including Britain have also sent teams and supplies.

Figures from the World Health Organization and UNICEF indicate that fewer than 30% of Samoan infants were immunized last year. That low rate was exacerbated by a medical mishap that killed two babies who were administered a vaccine that had been incorrectly mixed, causing wider delays and distrust in the vaccination program.

Unless there is a serious medical reason not to, every child should be vaccinated against this disease.

Toooo sad.

That is odd.....I 'survived' the measles as a premature infant with under developed lungs over 50 years ago.

I blame the parents stopping their kids from getting vaccinated we all know it’s sad but those parents needs to wake up urghh

Abortion in the US can beat that number

I can’t imagine what’s causing this

ASAP

And let's all remember that this is thanks to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaxx efforts in Samoa which caused it to have the lowest vaccination rate in all of the Pacific.

How awful for those poor babies. Is financing an issue? Legitimate ways to donate?

So? Still against mandatory vaccines.

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