measles
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No reprieve as Samoa measles death toll hits 70, UN sends aid
Apia: A devastating measles outbreak has continued to spread in Samoa, with the death toll reaching 70, as the United Nations on Monday released $2.6 million in emergency aid to combat the epidemic.…
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Government shutdown in Samoa amid ‘cruel’ measles outbreak
Wellington: Samoa ordered a government shutdown to help combat a devastating measles outbreak Monday, as five more children succumbed to the virus, lifting the death toll in the tiny Pacific nation to…
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More than 5,000 measles deaths in DR Congo this year: WHO
Geneva: Measles has killed more than 5,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January — more than double the toll in the country’s Ebola epidemic — the World Health Organization…
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Over 700 cases of Measles surface in US
Washington: At least 704 people in the United States have been affected by measles this year, authorities said on Monday. The Washington Post cited a report in which the Centers for Disease…
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Study warns of measles outbreak
Washington: New research has indicated that a decline in measles vaccination could lead to the outbreak of the disease in full swing. The research was published in the journal, Neuron. According to…
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Hundreds vaccinated after measles emergency in New York
New York: A New York county which declared a state of emergency over a measles outbreak is on the “right path” after administering hundreds of vaccinations in two days, the chief of…
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Measles outbreak claims 130 lives in Manila
Manila [Philippines]: A measles outbreak this year in Manila has claimed 130 lives so far. Among dead are mostly children aged between one and four, health authorities confirmed on Tuesday. According to…
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Measles outbreak in Philippines kills 70
Manila: At least 70 people, mostly children under four years of age, have been confirmed dead due to measles outbreak in the Philippines and the authorities are blaming vaccine hesitancy for the…
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Will challenge court’s decision: Delhi govt on MR vaccination campaign
NEW DELHI: After the Delhi High Court put a stay on the state government’s ambitious measles-rubella (MR) vaccination campaign, the parterning Department of Health and education will now challenge the court’s latest…
