Minister of health, Jens Spahn (CDU) wants to make vaccinations compulsory for children – otherwise 2500 Euro fines or a day-care centre lock.
Berlin – Federal Minister of health, Jens Spahn wants mandatory measles vaccinations for daycare and school children, with fines of up to 2500 euros, and exclusion from the nursery visit to to enforce. The measures are the “Sunday Bild” that part of the bill, the CDU-politician presented now.
“We want to protect all children from becoming infected with measles,” said Spahn of the newspaper. “That’s why all who visit a daycare center or school to be vaccinated against measles. Who is admitted, must prove.“ Who’ll care now, had the evidence until 31. July of next year later. “All parents should be able to be sure that your child will not be infected with measles and are at risk.”
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Spahn had announced proposals for a vaccination compulsory for may. The SPD also supports mandatory measles vaccinations for children in daycare centers and schools. Measles are highly contagious and can extend in rare cases, even fatal.
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The proof should be according to the report, the vaccination certificate or Vaccination certificate. “Who can’t be vaccinated for medical reasons, you must also prove with a medical certificate,” said Spahn of the newspaper. Children without Vaccinations will be from Kita-visit excluded. “Finally, children under ten months may not be vaccinated and, thus, are particularly vulnerable to are in day-care centres.” In the case of schools this was not possible, because there is compulsory education. “But who does not vaccinate his child is threatened by fines in the amount of up to 2500 euros.” This would be initiated by the health authorities.
Spahn, there is no cost incurred by the individual citizen, through the compulsory vaccination. “The pay health insurance,” the Minister said to the newspaper. “The measles vaccine costs about 60 Euro. A measles infection, with the possible result of a multiple of diseases, however, more expensive.“ Vaccination against measles should in the future be the same for all Doctors, except dentists. “It’s about to make the most of every visit to the doctor to check the vaccination status and to vaccinate,” said Spahn. Also, the public health service should play a stronger role: “He could offer to schools and day care centers vaccinations.”
Impfplicht for measles: Spahn gets a lot of praise for the Plan
From the point of view of the EU Commission is a vaccination compulsory no panacea to curb measles and other infectious diseases. “Forced is not the only solution,” said Vice-President Jyrki Katainen at last the German press Agency and other European media in Brussels. “It can work in some countries, but other forms of organisation of vaccination appear to be equally effective.”
Recently published data show that around seven per cent of school beginners are not protected in Germany against measles. In the decisive second vaccination against the highly contagious Virus, only Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Brandenburg, achieve the target rate of at least 95 percent of the vaccinated children. The show went out at the school entrance examinations in 2017, data collected by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) published in Berlin on Thursday.
Spahn said the “Bild am Sonntag”: “I want to eradicate the measles. But not 93, but at least 95 percent of two measles must have vaccinations. This ratio, we do not reach, despite all the campaigns and good Appeals.“ Proven the risks of vaccination are admittedly much lower than the risks of a disease. This applies particularly in the case of measles. “Incidentally, The very rare vaccine damage is to be legally compensated.”
Spahns draft will be voted according to the report, currently in the government. He assumes that the Bundestag will decide this year about it.
dpa
