big enough to wrap around an adult. After leaving the material to dry for a couple of hours, Makulata presses it onto a carved woodblock that has been smeared with a Samoan glue, made from arrowroot.

"I had nothing to do with people not vaccinating in Samoa. I didn't tell anybody not to vaccinate," he said while being interviewed for "A Shot in the Arm," a documentary that covered the outbreak.

The country is facing political turmoil due to deep divisions within government factions, with some blaming the Samoan diaspora for the situation.