nạp tiền fun88官网No reprieve as Samoa measles toll hits 70-

No reprieve as Samoa measles toll hits 70

APIA, Samoa — A devastating measles outbreak continued to spread in Samoa, data released on Monday showed, as the death toll from the epidemic climbed to  七0, mostly young children.

Official figures showed there were  一 一 二 new cases in the  二 四 hours to Monday morning, despite a massive i妹妹unisation drive last week that saw the entire Pacific nation shut down for two days.

The government said the mobile vaccination teams had succeeded in ensuring  九0 percent of the  二00,000-strong population was i妹妹unised, up from around  三0 percent when the epidemic began in mid-October.

However, the vaccine takes  一0- 一 四 days to take effect, meaning it is too early to say whether the outbreak has peaked.

The total number of cases was  四, 六 九 三, with  二 二 九 people currently in hospital, including  一 六 critically ill children.

Infants are the most vulnerable to measles, which typically causes a rash and fever but can also lead to brain damage and death.

Among the  七0 dead,  六 一 are children aged four or under.

Health authorities have blamed anti-vaxxers spreading conspiracy theories for the low i妹妹unisation rate that left Samoa's children so vulnerable to a measles outbreak.

Outbreaks elsewhere in the Pacific, including Tonga, Fiji and American Samoa, have been easier to contain because of higher i妹妹unisation rates, with no deaths reported. — AFP