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Proof of vaccination required before children are enrolled in Samoan pre-schools.

Tamaiti i le Matafaga.
Tamaiti Samoa i le matafaga. Source: SBS/Samoan Program

The Ministry of Education in Samoa has called on all primary schools to ensure that children have proof of vaccination before they get enrolled in pre-school classes.


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The Ministry of Education in Samoa has called on all primary schools to ensure that children have proof of vaccination before they get enrolled in pre-school classes.


This is the first year that pre-school classes are attached to primary schools and are no longer run as separate entities. The requirement for proof of immunization comes after a measles epidemic struck Independent Samoa last year killing more than 80 people.


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