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2024-12-11 20:05:58 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 67A98F12583BBC61B364AF6F1F3170FF38FFDEF34EEDC327F91A90FE8907A44B
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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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