The inquest in Samoa to determine why two one year old babies died after receiving the MMR injection has been stayed until the end of the trial of two nurses charged with their manslaughter.
Medical ampoules and syringe. Photo: 123RF
The prosecution had pushed for a stay of the inquest hearing because of the pending trial of Leutogi Te'o and Luse Emo, where the police evidence on the charges will be heard.
The trial is scheduled for January next year.
Samoa's Health Ministry has resumed MMR vaccinations, after a moratorium was placed in the wake of the death of two toddlers in July.
Samoa's National Health Service has lifted a temporary ban on most of its immunisation programme after a directive from the Minister of Health, Tuitama Talalelei Tuitama.
The Samoa District Court will decide this week whether to hold the coronial investigation into the deaths of two babies after being given the MMR vaccine in July.
Of the nearly 6,000 babies targeted to be vaccinated for MMR in Samoa, over 480 are still to be immunised.
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