A Samoan family is today holding a joint funeral for two of their youngest who’ve died of suspected measles.
The boys lay in the family house in Vaitele just before the service.
Source: 1 NEWS
One-year-old Lologa Samuelu died in Motootua National Hospital’s Intensive Care last week and two days later his six-month-old cousin Isaako Junior died there too.
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Some with severely sick children are turning to alternative treatment, sparking major concerns, 1 NEWS Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver reports.
Source: 1 NEWS
Their distraught parents spent time with the boys who lay in the family house in Vaitele just before the service.
Family chief Gafo Pula Saluatele Lologa James Moors told 1 NEWS they are devastated but the strength of their family will pull them through.
The boys will be buried together beside the family home.
