In 2019, Samoa experienced a measles outbreak caused by low vaccination coverage. Following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to be President-elect Donald Trump's health and human services secretary, ...

In this November 2019, image from video, a woman prays in front of a portrait of her lost child with measles in Apia, Samoa. Samoa closed all its schools on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, banned children from ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, faced tough questioning from Democrats on Wednesday over his criticism of vaccines and his ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is immediately sending experts in response to a request from the Samoan government for assistance with a measles outbreak that has sickened 2,437 people ...

In June 2019, Kennedy was a guest of honor at a Samoan Independence Day Celebration. The trip was actually "arranged," Kennedy later wrote, by Tamasese. While in Samoa, Kennedy pitched a potential CHD ...

A 7-month-old receives a vitamin A supplement on Dec. 4 at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital in Apia, Samoa. A deficiency of vitamin A is a risk factor for the highly contagious illness. (Allan ...