Samoan Measles Outbreak Causes Government Shutdown

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Over the past month, Samoa has been experiencing a serious measles epidemic. Schools, and even the government itself has been forced to close as a result.

Thousands have been infected, and the death toll continues to gradually rise.

But why has this epidemic gripped Samoa? And what is being done to stop the spread of the outbreak?

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