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]

Jan 24, 2025 · Experts saw Samoa's plunging vaccination rates as a crisis. RFK Jr. saw an opportunity. New details show how Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then chair of an anti-vaccine group and now Trump’s pick for ...

1 day ago · RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa's health chief says Samoa’s top health official has denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F

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 …

Jan 28, 2025 · Gov. Josh Green battled a measles outbreak that killed 83 people, mostly children. President Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a vaccine skeptic, as his health policy chief.

Jan 29, 2025 · Kennedy's 2019 visit to Samoa has recently brought fresh attention to his history of activism focused on raising questions about the safety and effectiveness of the measles vaccine — because his ...

Nov 14, 2024 · In 2023, the occurrence of positive measles IgM test results for two vaccinated children in American Samoa led to suspicion of a measles outbreak and resulted in declaration of a public health emergency and a mass vaccination campaign to improve coverage.

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 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.

As of Dec 28, 2019, the outbreak of measles in Samoa had caused 5667 reported infections and claimed 81 lives since its beginning in early September, 2019, 1 the majority of which were children younger than 4 years.