Samoa measles outbreak: Death toll rises to 53, mostly children
5 years, 1 month ago

Samoa measles outbreak: Death toll rises to 53, mostly children

Al Jazeera  

The small Pacific island nation of Samoa has closed schools and is restricting travel ahead of the Christmas holiday season as the death toll from a measles outbreak tops 50, in the latest flare-up of a global epidemic of the virus. The highly infectious disease has been crossing the globe, recently finding a susceptible population in Samoa, where vaccine coverage was only about 31 percent when measles took hold, according to the World Health Organization. pic.twitter.com/pPU6YrUw77 — Government of Samoa December 1, 2019 The WHO warned in October of a devastating comeback in measles epidemics around the world as the number of reported cases rose by 300 percent in the first three months of this year. Samoan authorities have blamed low coverage rates in Samoa in part on fears caused last year when two babies died after receiving vaccinations shots, according to local media reports.

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'Not a fully honest accounting': CNN anchor calls out Trump pick over measles outbreak
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Not a fully honest accounting': CNN anchor calls out Trump pick over measles outbreak

Raw Story  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the notorious conspiracy theorist tapped by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is not telling the truth about his involvement in a measles outbreak in Samoa, CNN health correspondent Meg Tirrell told anchor Jake Tapper on Friday. "Renewed reports are emerging about Kennedy's alleged role in a deadly 2019 measles outbreak …

Measles outbreak kills at least 42 people in northeast Nigeria
8 months, 1 week ago

Measles outbreak kills at least 42 people in northeast Nigeria

Al Jazeera  

The deaths were recorded out of nearly 200 suspected measles cases in the state of Adamawa, official says. At least 42 people have died from a measles outbreak in a little more than a week in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Adamawa, the state’s health commissioner says. Felix Tangwami said on Friday that the measles outbreak had mostly affected two local …

Editorial: Florida shows how to bungle a measles outbreak
10 months, 1 week ago

Editorial: Florida shows how to bungle a measles outbreak

LA Times  

As life-saving as the COVID-19 vaccines have been, the measles vaccine has been an even greater success story. It’s not the biggest measles outbreak in recent years, but the ho-hum attitude of the state’s top public health official, Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, is deeply troubling. Still it was shocking that in the midst of the outbreak, he ignored the public …

The measles outbreak in Florida is a warning for the rest of the nation
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The measles outbreak in Florida is a warning for the rest of the nation

Salon  

Cases of measles are spreading in South Florida. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that unvaccinated students stay home from school for three weeks after exposure, Ladapo said that the state's Department of Health "is deferring to parents or guardians to make decisions about school attendance.” According to CBS News, around 200 students at one elementary school …

Column: Measles is again on the march across the world, thanks to anti-vaxxers such as RFK Jr.
1 year ago

Column: Measles is again on the march across the world, thanks to anti-vaxxers such as RFK Jr.

LA Times  

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is coming for your family’s health. “There is no clearer sign of a breakdown in immunization coverage than an increase in cases of measles,” says Regina De Dominicis, UNICEF’s regional director for Europe and Central Asia. When she quoted Kennedy as saying, “There is no vaccine that is, you know, safe and effective,” he responded, “I …

Measles deaths worldwide jumped 40% last year, health agencies say
1 year, 1 month ago

Measles deaths worldwide jumped 40% last year, health agencies say

The Independent  

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American Samoa declares public health emergency, ramps up vaccination amid fears of measles outbreak
1 year, 8 months ago

American Samoa declares public health emergency, ramps up vaccination amid fears of measles outbreak

ABC  

American Samoa has declared a public health emergency amid fears of a deadly measles outbreak. Key points: Epidemiologist Scott Anesi says the aim is to fully vaccinate all children from grade 1 and above before reopening schools He says all active cases are currently in a stable condition and "doing well" Samoa has introduced vaccine requirements for all travellers from …

Maharashtra logs 717 measles cases since January, Mumbai worst-hit
2 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra logs 717 measles cases since January, Mumbai worst-hit

Firstpost  

On Tuesday, Mumbai recorded five fresh measles cases and one suspected death, the city’s civic body had said in a bulletin earlier in the day. In Mumbai alone, ten deaths due to measles have been reported as of November 28 Mumbai: The tally of measles cases recorded in Maharashtra since the start of the year has reached 717 including 303 …

Measles Outbreak in Mumbai: 11 New Cases, One Suspected Death
2 years, 1 month ago

Measles Outbreak in Mumbai: 11 New Cases, One Suspected Death

News 18  

Mumbai has reported 11 fresh measles cases and one suspected death amid the outbreak of the viral infection in the city, a civic official said. The civic body in a statement said Mumbai will inoculate 1,34,833 children in the age group of nine months to five years. “A total of 3,496 children in the age group of six to nine …

WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose
2 years, 1 month ago

WHO, CDC: A record 40 million kids miss measles vaccine dose

Associated Press  

LONDON — The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles immunization has dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccine dose last year. The WHO and CDC said continued drops in vaccination, weak disease surveillance and delayed response plans due to …

Measles Mayhem: 84 Cases in 2 Months, 3 Deaths in 48 Hrs Put Mumbai on Alert
2 years, 1 month ago

Measles Mayhem: 84 Cases in 2 Months, 3 Deaths in 48 Hrs Put Mumbai on Alert

News 18  

Mumbai is on alert yet again, this time against the highly contagious measles disease which is suspected to have killed three children within a span of 48 hours and infected over 80 people in a span of two months. Till October, the city recorded several cases of measles from the slum pockets in Dharavi, Govandi, Kurla, Mahim, Bandra and Matunga, …

Zimbabwe says measles outbreak has killed 700 children
2 years, 4 months ago

Zimbabwe says measles outbreak has killed 700 children

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — The death toll from a measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has risen to almost 700 children, the country’s health ministry has said. The southern African country’s health ministry announced at the weekend that 698 children have died from measles since the outbreak started in April. He urged the government to “consider enacting legislation that makes vaccination against killer …

Measles cases surge 80%, other diseases could follow: UN
2 years, 8 months ago

Measles cases surge 80%, other diseases could follow: UN

Hindustan Times  

Measles cases have surged by nearly 80 percent worldwide this year, the UN said Wednesday, warning that the rise of the "canary in a coal mine" illness indicates that outbreaks of other diseases are likely on the way. Measles cases surge 80%, other diseases could follow: UN The coronavirus pandemic has interrupted vaccination campaigns for non-Covid diseases around the world, …

Samoa goes into lockdown to vaccinate its population against COVID-19
3 years, 3 months ago

Samoa goes into lockdown to vaccinate its population against COVID-19

ABC  

For the past two days, the entire nation of Samoa has been locked down, with strips of red fabric flying in front of many homes. Key points: Authorities hope 99 per cent of Samoa's eligible population will be vaccinated after the lockdown Workers went door-to-door to administer the first dose of AstraZeneca In 2019, Samoa embarked on a similar campaign …

Measles: A children’s disease now affecting adults
5 years ago

Measles: A children’s disease now affecting adults

The Hindu  

The World Health Organisation calls this highly contagious viral disease an “important cause of death among young children” globally. Vaccination The protection supposed to be provided by maternal antibodies, transferred to the child in the womb, is the reason for fixing the first vaccination age for measles at nine months, he says. However, if the child is exposed to the …

Anatomy of an epidemic: How measles took hold of Samoa
5 years, 1 month ago

Anatomy of an epidemic: How measles took hold of Samoa

ABC  

Sixty-three children in Samoa have died from measles. Measles infections had popped up around the Pacific, but the virus only took hold in Samoa, where the national immunisation rate had fallen to a low of 30 per cent. 'Nazi' anti-vax claims Medical experts warn Samoans against heeding anti-vax messages spread by social media influencers amid a deadly measles outbreak in …

WHO Calls Measles Outbreaks Cases Across The Globe A 'Collective Failure'
5 years, 1 month ago

WHO Calls Measles Outbreaks Cases Across The Globe A 'Collective Failure'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LONDON, Dec 5 - Measles infected nearly 10 million people in 2018 and killed 140,000, mostly children, as devastating outbreaks of the viral disease hit every region of the world, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. In figures described by its director general as “an outrage,” the WHO said most of last year’s measles deaths were …

Samoa measles outbreak is what happens when anti-vaxxers win
5 years, 1 month ago

Samoa measles outbreak is what happens when anti-vaxxers win

LA Times  

In July 2018, two young children died shortly after being injected with a contaminated measles-mumps-rubella vaccine in a clinic in Samoa. Vaccination rates in the Pacific island nation plummeted to just 31%, far below the 95% immunization rate that public health officials say is necessary to prevent a disease from spreading through a community. An estimated 2% of the population …

Samoa charges anti-vaxxer with incitement as country battles deadly measles outbreak
5 years, 1 month ago

Samoa charges anti-vaxxer with incitement as country battles deadly measles outbreak

ABC  

Samoan authorities have charged an alleged anti-vaxxer with incitement against the government, as the Pacific nation remains in a national shut-down over a measles outbreak which has killed more than 60 people. Key points: Measles has killed 63 Samoans at the last count, most of them children The anti-vaxxer's public claims were reported to the Samoan Attorney General Measles cases …

More than 140,000 people were killed by measles last year
5 years, 1 month ago

More than 140,000 people were killed by measles last year

Daily Mail  

More than 140,000 people were killed by measles last year amid the resurgence of the killer infection, alarming statistics show. The Pacific nation of Samoa has declared a state of emergency and unvaccinated families are hanging red flags outside their homes to help medical teams find them Wealthy countries have also been battling measles outbreaks. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus, director-general …

UN blames anti-vaxxers for measles outbreak that killed 62 as families put red flags outside houses to request vaccinations in Samoa
5 years, 1 month ago

UN blames anti-vaxxers for measles outbreak that killed 62 as families put red flags outside houses to request vaccinations in Samoa

The Independent  

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Samoan families put red flags outside as vaccination teams go door-to-door after measles deaths
5 years, 1 month ago

Samoan families put red flags outside as vaccination teams go door-to-door after measles deaths

ABC  

Families in Samoa that are not vaccinated against measles have been told to display red flags outside their homes as part of a mass vaccination campaign against an epidemic that has killed at least 62 people. Key points: Medical teams are going door-to-door administering vaccines Businesses and Government services have been shut down for two days Samoa's Prime Minister denied …

Samoa measles outbreak: Government shuts down so everyone can get vaccinated
5 years, 1 month ago

Samoa measles outbreak: Government shuts down so everyone can get vaccinated

CNN  

CNN — Red flags have been erected across Samoa to mark unvaccinated households as the government shuts down Thursday to deploy all resources to reining in a deadly measles outbreak. More than 4,200 cases of measles have been reported across the Pacific island nation in recent weeks, including 62 deaths – with 2 fatalities in the last 24 hours, according …

Samoan Government To Close Its Offices Amid Measles Crisis That Has Left 53 Dead
5 years, 1 month ago

Samoan Government To Close Its Offices Amid Measles Crisis That Has Left 53 Dead

NPR  

Samoan Government To Close Its Offices Amid Measles Crisis That Has Left 53 Dead Enlarge this image toggle caption Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images The Pacific island nation of Samoa will shut down government services for two days so that civil servants can focus on a nationwide immunization drive as the country struggles to end …

Measles Outbreak Kills Dozens Of Kids On Samoa And Infects Thousands More
5 years, 1 month ago

Measles Outbreak Kills Dozens Of Kids On Samoa And Infects Thousands More

NPR  

Measles Outbreak Kills Dozens Of Kids On Samoa And Infects Thousands More Samoa is under a state of emergency as its health system struggles with the crisis. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to the editor of the Samoa Observer, Keni Lesah. Joining us now from Samoa's capital, Apia, is Keni Lesa, the editor of the Samoan Observer. GARCIA-NAVARRO: How well is …

Measles cases in 2019 are far higher than last year, on the rise globally, says WHO
5 years, 1 month ago

Measles cases in 2019 are far higher than last year, on the rise globally, says WHO

Firstpost  

The measles outbreak has hit Congo at a time when it is also grappling with an Ebola epidemic, that has already killed 2,200. There has been a rapid increase in the global measles outbreak, with reported cases jumping 300 percent in the first three months of 2019 compared with the same period last year, according to the World Health Organization. …

Samoans battle deadly measles crisis as grieving mother urges parents to 'take good care of your children'
5 years, 1 month ago

Samoans battle deadly measles crisis as grieving mother urges parents to 'take good care of your children'

ABC  

Eseta Meki can still remember when she felt her two-year-old son's heartbeat slowing down. Key points: Only two-thirds of the population has been immunised The Red Cross says the low vaccination rate represents a "really high risk" A Government mass vaccination campaign has seen a strong turnout Ms Meki, whose son Meki died during Samoa's measles crisis, had rushed him …

Samoa's measles crisis has claimed 15 lives but how did the outbreak start?
5 years, 1 month ago

Samoa's measles crisis has claimed 15 lives but how did the outbreak start?

ABC  

Samoa's Government has announced a compulsory mass vaccination campaign, making receiving immunisations a mandatory legal requirement. Key points: Low immunisation coverage has been attributed as a major factor Local media has reported more than 700 suspected cases of measles Other neighbouring nations such as Fiji and Tonga are also affected The move comes amid a deadly measles outbreak in the …

Samoa receives support from Australia and New Zealand amid escalating measles crisis
5 years, 1 month ago

Samoa receives support from Australia and New Zealand amid escalating measles crisis

ABC  

The death toll from Samoa's deadly measles outbreak has climbed to 15, as Australia and New Zealand dispatch medical teams to tackle the contagious disease spreading across the Pacific. Key points: Australia has sent a team of 34 doctors, nurses and clinical assistance to Samoa New Zealand will deploy a total of 30 vaccination nurses and 3,000 vaccinations Experts attribute …

Samoa Closes Schools And Mandates Vaccinations Amid Deadly Measles Epidemic
5 years, 1 month ago

Samoa Closes Schools And Mandates Vaccinations Amid Deadly Measles Epidemic

NPR  

Samoa Closes Schools And Mandates Vaccinations Amid Deadly Measles Epidemic Enlarge this image toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP Seth Wenig/AP The Samoan government closed schools indefinitely Monday as it attempts to quell a measles epidemic that has killed at least six people and hospitalized dozens more. Sponsor Message National How Communities Affected By Measles Work To Contain Outbreaks How Communities Affected …

Samoa makes measles vaccine mandatory to stop deadly outbreak
5 years, 1 month ago

Samoa makes measles vaccine mandatory to stop deadly outbreak

Al Jazeera  

At least six have died, including five children, in outbreak that is also affecting Tonga and Fiji. Samoa was finalising plans for a compulsory measles vaccination programme on Monday, after declaring a state of emergency amid an epidemic of the deadly infection that is sweeping the Pacific nation. New Zealand, which is experiencing its own measles outbreak in the Auckland …

Samoa declares state of emergency as measles outbreak claims lives
5 years, 1 month ago

Samoa declares state of emergency as measles outbreak claims lives

ABC  

Samoa's Government has declared a state of emergency, ordering all schools, including the National University of Samoa, to be closed as a deadly measles outbreak continues to spread. Key points: The Samoan Government ordered children under the age of 17 not to attend public gatherings Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga made proof of measles immunisation a condition of entry for visitors …

Samoa orders all pre-schools to shut after three suspected measles deaths
5 years, 2 months ago

Samoa orders all pre-schools to shut after three suspected measles deaths

ABC  

Samoan officials have said the deaths of two babies and one adult are believed to be linked to a measles outbreak, and have ordered all pre-schools to close in an attempt to stop the virus spreading. Key points: The outbreak is thought to have started in New Zealand Measles cases in Western Australia have also been linked to Kiwi travellers …

Fighting measles, and related misinformation
5 years, 7 months ago

Fighting measles, and related misinformation

The Hindu  

“Measles” is a word you see with increasing frequency in news headlines in America. Since an unvaccinated child brought back measles from Israel last October, some 215 cases have been reported in Rockland County, New York State, and 423 cases have been reported in New York City’s Brooklyn and Queens boroughs. The issue goes beyond religion — resistance to vaccination …

Measles cases flare beyond 700 and anti-vaxxers — the apex helicopter parent — are to blame
5 years, 8 months ago

Measles cases flare beyond 700 and anti-vaxxers — the apex helicopter parent — are to blame

Salon  

Leaving Kabul, Afghanistan for the border with Pakistan was like traveling back in time from the 21st to the 5th century. Contrast what’s going on halfway around the world to this country, where this week the Center for Disease Control announced that the measles outbreak had exceeded 700 cases for the first time. “Sixty-six people have been hospitalized, a third …

Measles cases in first three months of 2019 up 300% globally, WHO says
5 years, 8 months ago

Measles cases in first three months of 2019 up 300% globally, WHO says

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A global resurgence of measles showed no sign of slowing down …

Measles outbreak kills more than 1,200 in Madagascar
5 years, 8 months ago

Measles outbreak kills more than 1,200 in Madagascar

Associated Press  

AMBALAVAO, Madagascar — Babies wail as a nurse tries to reassure mothers who have come to vaccinate their children against a measles outbreak that has killed more than 1,200 people in this island nation where many are desperately poor. Madagascar faces its largest measles outbreak in history, with cases soaring well beyond 115,000, but resistance to vaccinating children is not …

Measles: 78 new cases reported nationwide since last week, CDC says
5 years, 9 months ago

Measles: 78 new cases reported nationwide since last week, CDC says

CNN  

CNN — At least 465 cases of measles have been reported in the United States since January 1, according to the latest numbers shared by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday. That’s 78 more cases than the number reported last week and includes cases reported to the CDC by state health departments as of April 4; …

Measles cases surpass 300 this year, CDC says
5 years, 9 months ago

Measles cases surpass 300 this year, CDC says

CNN  

CNN — At least 314 cases of measles have been reported in the United States since January 1, according to national numbers shared Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Measlescases this year have been reported in 15 states, the same number as last week: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, …

2.6M kids at risk as measles cases spike in the Philippines
5 years, 10 months ago

2.6M kids at risk as measles cases spike in the Philippines

CNN  

CNN — More people have died from measles in the Philippines so far this year than in all of 2018, with experts warning about 2.6 million children remain at risk in the country. “It is completely unacceptable that children are still dying from measles in 2019,” said Richard Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippines Red Cross. Video Ad Feedback …

Measles cases at ‘alarmingly’ high levels around the world, UNICEF says
5 years, 10 months ago

Measles cases at ‘alarmingly’ high levels around the world, UNICEF says

CNN  

CNN — Global measles cases increased by 48.1% between 2017 and 2018, according to calculations by UNICEF of data on 194 countries from the World Health Organization. “Just as the serious outbreaks we are seeing today took hold in 2018, lack of action today will have disastrous consequences for children tomorrow.” Ukraine, the Philippines and Brazil witnessed the biggest increases …

Fresh measles death takes toll to 8 in West Champaran
5 years, 10 months ago

Fresh measles death takes toll to 8 in West Champaran

Hindustan Times  

A survey conducted by the state health department has found yet another suspected measles death in West Champaran, taking the tally to eight in the district in the last 10 days. “In the course of our preliminary survey, as many as 129 suspected cases have been detected from various places so far,” said Dr. Kiran Shankar Jha, district Immunisation Officer. …

Measles outbreak declared across the Philippines, citizens urged to get vaccinated
5 years, 11 months ago

Measles outbreak declared across the Philippines, citizens urged to get vaccinated

CNN  

CNN — An outbreak of measles is spreading across the Philippines – with more than 1,500 cases of the disease and 26 deaths reported in recent weeks, authorities said Thursday. The capital region of Metro Manila has seen 441 cases, with five deaths, CNN Philippines reports, while many other areas across the country have also been affected. Vaccinations dipped after …

Over 109,000 people died from measles in 2017 — needlessly (Opinion)
5 years, 11 months ago

Over 109,000 people died from measles in 2017 — needlessly (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Kathy Calvin is President and CEO of the United Nations Foundation and Gail McGovern is President and CEO of the American Red Cross. Kathy Calvin Rebecca Hale/United Nations Foundation Gail J. McGovern Daniel Cima/American Red Cross In the United States, Europe and Latin America, we’re seeing more and more headlines proclaiming a child has suffered due to measles …

Measles rarely kills in the US – but when it does, this is how it will happen
5 years, 11 months ago

Measles rarely kills in the US – but when it does, this is how it will happen

CNN  

CNN — At least 10 US states have reported cases of measles so far in 2019, including Washington, where an outbreak is to blame for 50 cases. Measles killed 110,000 globally in 2017 Since 1963, when the the vaccine was introduced, cases and deaths from measles in the United States and other developed countries have plummeted. Between 1985 and 1992, …

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