![](/rp/kFAqShRrnkQMbH6NYLBYoJ3lq9s.png)
2019 Samoa measles outbreak - Wikipedia
The 2019 Samoa measles outbreak began in September 2019. [5] As of 6 January 2020, over 5,700 cases of measles and 83 deaths had been reported, out of a population of 200,874, [4] [6] over three per cent. [7] The cause of the outbreak was decreased vaccination rates among newborns, from 74% in 2017 to 31–34% in 2018. Nearby islands had rates ...
How a wrong injection helped cause Samoa's measles epidemic - BBC
Dec 2, 2019 · Measles is a highly contagious illness that causes coughing, rashes and fever. Although effective and safe vaccination is available, even some developed countries have seen a resurgence in...
RFK Jr. saw an opportunity in Samoa's measles vaccine crisis
Jan 24, 2025 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick for health secretary, sought to use Samoa’s measles vaccine pause as a "natural experiment" months before a deadly outbreak.
Measles epidemic in Samoa and other Pacific islands
On Oct 16, 2019, the Samoan Ministry of Health declared a measles outbreak, the first Pacific island country to do so in the current global resurgence of measles. 1 As of Jan 22, 2020, 5707 measles cases and 83 measles-related deaths (estimated attack rate of approximately 285 cases per 10 000 population) have been reported. 2 87% of deaths ...
In the aftermath: the legacy of measles in Samoa - PMC
Ivanajatore was one of 5707 people to have measles in the outbreak that struck the tiny Pacific nation of Samoa at the end of 2019. In just three and a half months, 83 died and 1868 were admitted to hospital.
Samoa’s devastating measles epidemic – why and how bad?
Nov 29, 2019 · This low immunisation coverage has left Samoa extremely vulnerable to measles—a lit match to dry tinder and gasoline. With the global resurgence of measles, the risk of an importation to this vulnerable community was almost inevitable.
Samoa measles outbreak claims 70 lives, majority are children …
Dec 10, 2019 · Seventy people have now died from Samoa’s measles outbreak, UN humanitarians confirmed on Tuesday, as the organization released emergency funding to help the authorities step up efforts to...
Jan 3, 2020 · As of 30 December, four Pacific Islands Countries and Areas (PICs) have announced measles outbreaks: American Samoa, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. The number of cases is decreasing in Samoa, and the situation has stabilised in American Samoa, Fiji, and Tonga.
Measles outbreak in American Samoa: Alarm to strengthen …
In 2019, a significant measles outbreak emerged in American Samoa. Samoan Ministry of Health was the first of Pacific island nation to declare an outbreak of Measles on October 16, 2019 admist of the global measles resurgence.
Measles 2019 Samoa: Why a tiny island has nearly 5,000 measles …
Dec 18, 2019 · 2019 has been a terrible year for measles — and it’s unfortunately ending with a devastating outbreak in Samoa. On October 16, the ministry of health in the tiny Pacific Island nation sent notice...