(CNN) An alleged anti-vaxxer has been charged with "incitement against the government vaccination order," the Samoan government said Thursday. The government of the Pacific Island nation has shut down in a desperate attempt to fight a deadly measles outbreak that has already claimed 62 lives. Amid the outbreak, the government is also fighting the spread of anti-vaccination conspiracy theories on social media, which the authorities say is "another major reason for the increasing number of deaths." The Samoan government's official Facebook page , where it keeps people informed about the outbreak, has been inundated by anti-vaxxers posting warnings about vaccinations that are not supported by scientific evidence. A CNN analysis of the government's posts on the measles emergency has revealed dozens of anti-vax comments, including Nazi-themed memes and links to dubious medical sources.

Source: CNN December 06, 2019 12:11 UTC