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2024-12-11 17:48:42 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E136C044AA306FB61530F568192431AE5664007BA6D8642ED2F7B5CBF3C6C4E7
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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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