Anti-vaxxer arrested in Samoa as measles outbreak claims over 60 lives
The island nation of Samoa is in the midst of a measles outbreak that shows no signs of slowing down. Thousands of been infected and over 60 people have already died. Most of the deaths are in children under four years of age, and the government of Samoa has shut down in an effort to direct all available resources to a widespread vaccination campaign.
Now, with anti-vaccination conspiracy theorists continuing to spread propaganda across social media, law enforcement has decided to take action against those who are actively fighting against health officials and their efforts to combat the disease.
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Anti-vaxxer arrested in Samoa as measles outbreak claims over 60 lives originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 8 Dec 2019 at 13:50:10 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.