The American Samoa Department of Health says 89% of the students in daycares, elementary schools and high schools have received both doses of the MMR vaccines as of April 22.

Schools are closed until mid-May A measles outbreak in American Samoa is affecting children, prompting authorities to close schools. The government has declared it a public health emergency.

American Samoa is one of the few places in the world with zero reported COVID-19 cases. The U.S. territory, 2,600 miles from Hawaii, shut down its borders in March to commercial flights to prevent ...