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Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine

MMR VACCINE
Apia, SAMOA — The Samoa health chief is appealing to parents and guardians to get their children immunized with the measles, mumps, and rubella (M.M.R.) vaccinations, as well as the assistance of village councils and the Women's Committee to push for the vaccination campaign.  The Health Ministry...
The Samoa Ministry of Health building
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Ministry of Health is calling on all parents with children under five to ensure that their child has been immunised for measles, mumps and rubella. The Ministry said there are still a significant number of children under five who have not yet completed their scheduled...
Vial of  Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Ministry of Health has confirmed that the deaths of two babies last year were caused by nurses mixing the wrong liquid with their MMR vaccines. The two nurses implicated in the tragedy, Luse Emo Tauvale and Leutogi Te'o, pleaded guilty to manslaughter last week and will be...