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Tue 05 May 2004Innocent lives lost over vaccination neglectThe death of an Irish baby from measles highlights a growing complacency in the Western world towards vaccination, writes Sylvia ThompsonListening to Marie Pop describe how her young daughter, Naomi, died in Temple Street Hospital, Dublin, three years ago following complications of the measles will bring tears to the eyes of any parent.