Samoa arrested a prominent local anti-vaccination activist, as authorities carry out a mass vaccination campaign in the Pacific island nation in response to a measles epidemic that has caused 63 deaths so far. Anti-vaccination activist Edwin Tamasese was arrested Thursday and charged with incitement
Samoa arrested a prominent local anti-vaccination activist, as authorities carry out a mass vaccination campaign in the Pacific island nation in response to a measles epidemic that has caused 63 deaths so far.
Authorities have declared a state of emergency and made vaccinations compulsory. Government officials said anti-vaccination activists had a negative impact on efforts to treat the outbreak. He urged anti-vaccination activists,"Don't get in the way of government. Don't contribute to the deaths." Today, PM Tuilaepa announced the preliminary figures for the Door to Door Mass Vaccination Campaign .Clarification on collection of above data and full press conference at: https://t.co/qsdplMvaNr pic.twitter.com/ww0qUpY15q— Government of Samoa December 5, 2019 The government of Samoa said on Twitter 17,551 people were vaccinated on Thursday, and 3,089 had been vaccinated on Friday morning, the latest period for which data was available. Samoa has a population of around 200,000.
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