A measles outbreak in Samoa tragically took the lives on 83 people. Unfortunately, when infectious diseases run rampant, anti vaxxers brush of their keyboards and pen licenses. On this episode we look into the measles outbreak in Samoa, how it could’ve looked in New Zealand, and the many thoughts and opinions around the virus more broadly.
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