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2024-12-11 15:41:44 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2367F12F8B2B785AB7A8C24D23FD3E75D3959852DC891E6605CBF3B482DFB5C8
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his anti-vaccine group, Children’s Health Defense, spread misinformation in Samoa after the government paused its MMR vaccine program due to two baby deaths caused by improper dose preparation. A year later, a measles outbreak killed 83. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/opinion/rfk-jr-vaccines-samoa-measles.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/28/samoa-measles-outbreak-who-blames-anti-vaccine-scare-death-toll
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