Health workers' van with public notice about measles countermeasures in Samoa earlier this month. There are 46 measles cases in hospital, nine of that number are critically ill children; another critical patient is a pregnant woman. The Ministry confirms that 5,655 measles cases have been reported to the Disease Surveillance Team, since the outbreak started. The total number of measles cases admitted to all hospitals recorded for the outbreak to date is 1,844. The Ministry said as of December 27, 2019, approximately 95% of all eligible people in Samoa have been vaccinated against measles.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 28, 2019 07:07 UTC