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INFANT DEATHS

Apia, SAMOA — Two senior nurses in Samoa have been sentenced to five years in prison for incorrectly administering the MMR vaccine which resulted in two infants dying. Lannacalastah Samuelu and Lameko Sui both died on the same day in July last year shortly after receiving the vaccination for...
Leutogi Te'o (C) and Luse Tauvale (R) talking to their lawyer
Apia, SAMOA — The sentencing of two nurses in Samoa, relating to the deaths of two infants after receiving the MMR vaccine, has again been delayed. The pair pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges last month and were initially due to be sentenced in June. The delays are causing further distress to...