Zimbabwe Says Measles Outbreak Has Killed 700 Children

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Harare, Zimbabwe (AP) -- The death toll from a measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has risen to almost 700 children, the country’s health ministry has said.

Some are calling for the enactment of legislation to make vaccination mandatory in a country where anti-modern medicine religious sects hold sway on large swathes of the population of 15 million people.