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Update 04/06/2019: Doctors welcome compulsory vaccinations with punishments - but do not want children to be brought up with the police
Germany discusses measles vaccination. On the part of the medical profession, the advance is also welcomed with regard to possible administrative penalties. For example, the president of the doctor Frank Ulrich Montgomery generally advocated punishments for violations, but sees that in some places it is also necessary to differentiate. "There must also be exceptions," said the head of the medical association. “It is easy to require vaccination, but it is difficult to implement. I can not imagine that children are dragged to vaccinate with the police, Montgomery told the press agency “dpa”. It is better to have a positive impact on people. Education is a tried and tested means. Nevertheless: "You will not be able to get past some of the penalties."
Montgomery therefore proposes a commission. “It will also be necessary to set up commissions that enable parents and children who have serious reasons for vaccination - because there are also - to refrain from vaccination. I have something in mind like I used to do with conscription. The same was true for everyone, but there were commissions that the refusers recognized. We also need something like that for vaccinations. ”
He further said that the advance was a way in the right direction. The pathogen can only be eliminated by high vaccination rates.
Outbreaks occur in many places. The reason for this is insufficient measles vaccinations. The virus spreads through the air. Small droplets are thrown through the air by coughing or sneezing. The pathogen is absorbed when inhaled. The disease is often harmless. However, complications often result in death.
Federal Minister of Health Spahn wants to introduce measles vaccination
Measles vaccination - yes or no? has been an issue for years. In this context, there is a constant call for a measles obligation, which according to surveys would be welcomed by the majority of Germans. Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn now wants to introduce vaccination for daycare and school children.
Rising number of measles diseases
Although measles has been on the decline since vaccination was introduced around 40 years ago, the eradication of the infectious disease has been slowed down time and again. It is to blame that too few people are vaccinated in this country. Immunization of at least 95 percent of the population would be necessary. However, this goal has not yet been achieved in Germany, so that here too an increasing number of measles cases are reported. Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn now wants to make measles vaccinations compulsory for children.
Protect daycare and school children from measles
In several countries, such as Italy, measles vaccination has long been mandatory for children.
Now Health Minister Jens Spahn wants to introduce one in Germany. With a new bill, he wants to protect daycare and school children from the infectious disease.
“That is why everyone who attends a daycare center or school should be vaccinated against measles. Whoever is newly admitted there has to prove this, ”said the CDU politician of“ BILD am Sonntag ”.
"Anyone who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons must also prove this with a medical certificate," Spahn told the newspaper.
"All parents should be able to be sure that their children are not infected with measles and endangered by others."
Proof of vaccination required
According to a statement by the Federal Ministry of Health, children who are already going to daycare or school must submit proof by July 31, 2020.
According to the information, proof is provided via the vaccination certificate or a vaccination certificate. This also applies to the educators, teachers and all staff.
In medical facilities, such as in hospitals or doctor's offices, this is already practice.
Here, too, the employees have to prove the vaccination or prove that they have already suffered from the disease and are therefore immune. That protects the patient.
Fines of up to 2500 euros
According to the communication, compulsory schooling remains unaffected by the draft law. But parents who do not want their children vaccinated face severe penalties.
“Anyone who does not have their child vaccinated can face fines of up to 2500 euros. That would be caused by the health authorities, ”said Spahn.
Because there is no daycare requirement in Germany, non-vaccinated children can be excluded from daycare.
For example, children under ten months - vaccination is not yet possible at this age - should be given special protection.
Spahn's initiative is also welcomed by the coalition partner. SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach wrote on Twitter:
“The measles vaccination requirement is correct and Spahn's proposal is in line with what could be a common basis for a law. Without this step, we will no longer defeat measles. Anything else would only take time and sacrifice. ”
Large vaccination gaps continue
Despite all the information campaigns, the vaccine gaps in measles in Germany are still too great, as is evident from new evaluations by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on vaccination rates.
Although 97.1 percent of new schoolchildren received the first vaccination, there are large regional differences in the decisive second measles vaccination, so that the desired vaccination rate of 95 percent is still not achieved at federal level.
“95 percent of the population must be vaccinated against measles so that this highly contagious viral disease can be eradicated. That is our goal, ”said Spahn in a joint press release from the Federal Ministry of Health, the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA) and the RKI.
According to the new data from the RKI, a good 93 percent of school beginners were vaccinated twice against measles in 2017.
Around half of those affected are young adults
A total of 543 measles diseases were reported to the RKI for 2018, and there are already more than 300 cases in the current year.
Contrary to popular belief, measles is not a harmless childhood disease.
"Almost half of the patients are young adults, which indicates the large vaccine gaps in these age groups," emphasized RKI President Lothar H. Wieler. Adults should also have their vaccination protection checked.
The Standing Vaccination Commission (STIKO) recommends that those born after 1970 be given a vaccination if the vaccination certificate does not contain any or only a measles vaccination from childhood or the vaccination status is unclear. (ad)
