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Samoa shutting down government to try to stop deadly measles outbreak
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<blockquote data-quote="Occams Barber" data-source="post: 74525768" data-attributes="member: 313365"><p>The Samoan measles death toll has now risen to 63 including 55 children under 4.</p><p></p><p>Samoan health authorities are asking people to stay at home while they go house to house seeking those who aren't vaccinated. These efforts have been severely hampered by local and international anti vaxxer propaganda aimed at the Samoan population. </p><p></p><p>A local 'healer'/anti vaxxer has been arrested under state of emergency legislation.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.afp.com/en/news/717/anti-vaxxer-arrested-samoa-battles-measles-epidemic-doc-1mu4cj2" target="_blank">Anti-vaxxer arrested as Samoa battles measles epidemic</a></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Communications Minister Afamasaga Rico Tupai said anti-vaxxers spreading conspiracy theories were hindering the unprecedented public health mobilisation.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>"The anti-vaxxers unfortunately have been slowing us down," he told TVNZ.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>"We've had children who have passed away after coming to the hospital as a last resort and then we find out the anti-vaccine message has got to their families and that's why they've kept these kids at home."</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>He warned anti-vaxxers: "Don't get in the way, don't contribute to the deaths".</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>The government-backed its tough rhetoric by arresting vocal anti-vaccination campaigner Edwin Tamasese late Thursday and charging him with incitement against a government order.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Officials said they acted after Tamasese had ignored previous warnings to stop his campaign.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Tamasese, who has no medical training, has railed against vaccines on his Facebook page and advocates using quack remedies such as papaya leaf extract to treat measles.</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>In a final post on Thursday before his arrest Tamasese described the vaccination drive as "the greatest crime against our people", and said vitamin C would save children.</em></p><p>OB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Occams Barber, post: 74525768, member: 313365"] The Samoan measles death toll has now risen to 63 including 55 children under 4. Samoan health authorities are asking people to stay at home while they go house to house seeking those who aren't vaccinated. These efforts have been severely hampered by local and international anti vaxxer propaganda aimed at the Samoan population. A local 'healer'/anti vaxxer has been arrested under state of emergency legislation. [URL="https://www.afp.com/en/news/717/anti-vaxxer-arrested-samoa-battles-measles-epidemic-doc-1mu4cj2"]Anti-vaxxer arrested as Samoa battles measles epidemic[/URL] [INDENT][I]Communications Minister Afamasaga Rico Tupai said anti-vaxxers spreading conspiracy theories were hindering the unprecedented public health mobilisation.[/I] [I]"The anti-vaxxers unfortunately have been slowing us down," he told TVNZ.[/I] [I]"We've had children who have passed away after coming to the hospital as a last resort and then we find out the anti-vaccine message has got to their families and that's why they've kept these kids at home."[/I] [I]He warned anti-vaxxers: "Don't get in the way, don't contribute to the deaths".[/I] [I]The government-backed its tough rhetoric by arresting vocal anti-vaccination campaigner Edwin Tamasese late Thursday and charging him with incitement against a government order.[/I] [I]Officials said they acted after Tamasese had ignored previous warnings to stop his campaign.[/I] [I]Tamasese, who has no medical training, has railed against vaccines on his Facebook page and advocates using quack remedies such as papaya leaf extract to treat measles.[/I] [I]In a final post on Thursday before his arrest Tamasese described the vaccination drive as "the greatest crime against our people", and said vitamin C would save children.[/I][/INDENT] OB [/QUOTE]
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