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2024-12-11 23:12:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 427414D8DD3A93B7FC529DB16EDBE3927E55AC12D926241C15CBFFB96266A1C0
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The anti-vaccine group, Children’s Health Defense, led by Robert F. Kennedy spread misinformation in Samoa causing the government to stop the MMR vaccine program and leading to a measles outbreak. This resulted in the deaths of 83 children. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/28/samoa-measles-outbreak-who-blames-anti-vaccine-scare-death-toll
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