acc ine ▁movement . ▁The ▁government ▁of ▁Roman ia ▁officially ▁declared ▁a ▁meas les ▁ep ide mic ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁started ▁an ▁information ▁campaign ▁to ▁encou rage ▁parents ▁to ▁have ▁their ▁children ▁v acc in ated . ▁By ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁however , ▁the ▁stock p ile ▁of ▁M MR ▁v acc ines ▁was ▁de ple ted , ▁and ▁do ctors ▁were ▁over bur den ed . ▁Ar ound ▁April , ▁the ▁v acc ine ▁stock p ile ▁had ▁been ▁restored . ▁By ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁death ▁to ll ▁had ▁ris en ▁to ▁ 6 2 , ▁with ▁ 1 5 , 9 8 1 ▁cases ▁reported . ▁ ▁Sam oa , ▁meas les ▁( 2 0 1 9 ) ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Sam oa ▁meas les ▁out break ▁began ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁and ▁as ▁of ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 , 9 9 5 ▁confirmed ▁cases ▁of ▁meas les ▁and ▁ 7 2 ▁death s , ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁Sam o an ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 , 3 1 6 . ▁A ▁state ▁of ▁emer gency ▁was ▁declared ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 7 , ▁ordering ▁all ▁schools ▁to ▁be ▁closed , ▁bar ring ▁children ▁under ▁ 1 7 ▁from ▁public ▁events , ▁and ▁making ▁v acc ination ▁mand atory . ▁UN ICE F ▁has ▁sent ▁ 1 1 0 , 5 0 0 ▁v