Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-11-23 03:48:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8E439110519E00E8D18D98C519FD8842DE699F406A8A35B0BBC826FDBC9C9FD3
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RFK Jr. did not contribute to the measles outbreak in Samoa. The distrust in the MMR vaccine in Samoa began when 2 infants died in 2018 after receiving the MMR vaccine. The govt. suspended the MMR immunization program for 10 months: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jpc.14752#:~:text=Routine%20measles%20immunisation%20rates%2C%20always,after%20the%20July%20administrative%20error. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/18/these-babies-should-not-have-died-how-the-measles-outbreak-took-hold-in-samoa
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