20 Dec 2019

Samoa repeatedly warned about growing threat of measles before deadly epidemic

From Morning Report, 7:43 am on 20 December 2019

Samoa was warned as early as March to immunise its population against measles.

That notice came more than six months before a deadly epidemic killed 77 people as of Thursday 19 Dececember.

RNZ has found several warnings in the lead up to a crisis exacerbated by low vaccination rates. .

Mackenzie Smith reports.