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Government Struggles to Contain the Measles Outbreak

Monday, April 20, 2026

The government grapples with vaccine shortages and regulatory hurdles in containing the measles outbreak, as anti-vaccine sentiment rises, fueled by disinformation.

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Measles (Measles Rubella) vaccine before being administered to toddlers at Kebayoran Lama Community Health Center, Jakarta, April 16, 2026. Tempo/Martin Yogi Pardamean. tempo : 177880169043.

FOR Efendi, a resident of Sumenep Regency in East Java, the measles outbreak that spread throughout the first quarter of 2026 has not shaken his stance on vaccines. The father of two remains unwilling to give the measles vaccine to Arza, his 4-year-old second child. “I don’t want to turn my child into a test subject,” he said in Sumenep on Thursday, April 16, 2026.

Efendi, 30, rejects the measles vaccine for his younger ch

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Hussein Abri Dongoran

Ayu Cipta (Tangerang), Shinta Maharani (Yogyakarta), Yuni Rahmawati (Palembang), and Mustofa Bisri (Madura) contributed to the writing this report.

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