18 Nov 2019

Samoa measles outbreak worsens

From Morning Report, 7:21 am on 18 November 2019

All people in Samoa are being made to receive measles vaccinations as the government grapples with an epidemic that's claimed at least six lives.

The Samoan Government declared a state of emergency on Friday.

It's dealing with more than 700 suspected measles cases and 15 people are in intensive care.

Dr Helen Petousis-Harris is a vaccinologist at Auckland University.

She spoke with Corin Dann.