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measles mumps and rubella

 Luse Emo Tauvale (center wearing the red puletasi) leaves the courthouse in Apia last year
Apia, SAMOA — In Samoa there has been a further delay in the trial of two nurses charged over the deaths of two children in July last year after receiving MMR immunizations. The nurses appeared before the Chief Justice in Samoa's Supreme Court last week and their defence lawyer has confirmed he...
 Luse Emo Tauvale (center)
Apia, SAMOA — 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. The two nurses, Leutogi Te'o and Luse Emo Tauvale, are accused over the deaths of the two...
Safotu Hospital in Samoa.
Apia, SAMOA — The Nurses Association of Samoa has questioned the decision of the Ministry of Police to charge a nurse over the deaths of two toddlers in Savai’i when the findings of a postmortem are yet to be made known. The Nurses Association president, Solialofi Papalii, told the Samoa Observer...
Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine
Apia, SAMOA — A nurse in Samoa is facing criminal charges including one of negligence after two babies died last month. The one year olds died straight after receiving the vaccination for measles, mumps and rubella. Samoa's Police Commissioner, Fuiavailili Egon Keil said the nurse has also been...