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2024-12-13 04:20:40 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B1EBA38F5F5AF28B2EAAED8992C957399008A50A41FE3DF280361E018CA79F3B
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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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