HealthCareTips blog: Samoa has lifted a six-week state of emergency, which was put in place amid a measles epidemic that killed 81 people and infected more than 5,600. Infection rates slowed earlier this month after a vaccination drive pushed immunisation rates towards 95%, the level required for "herd immunity".

Samoa has lifted a six-week state of emergency, which was put in place amid a measles epidemic that killed 81 people and infected more than 5,600. Infection rates slowed earlier this month after a vaccination drive pushed immunisation rates towards 95%, the level required for "herd immunity".

Samoa has lifted a six-week state of emergency, which was put in place amid a measles epidemic that killed 81 people and infected more than 5,600. Infection rates slowed earlier this month after a vaccination drive pushed immunisation rates towards 95%, the level required for "herd immunity".

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