Article title: Fake News Hinders Fight Against Measles Epidemic
Outlet and publication year: The Round Table | January 10, 2020
Author(s): Oren Gruenbaum
Unicef and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that vaccination coverage in Samoa fell from 58% in 2017 to 31% a year later, ‘largely due to misinformation and mistrust among parents’.
This false claim by UNICEF and the WHO is addressed here.
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