As of March 2020, parents will have to prove their child is vaccinated against measles before sending them to day care or school.
While the Health Ministry says the bill is “child protection,” critics think otherwise.
The “Measles Protection Act” stipulates that as of March 2020 children and staff in kindergartens and schools, medical facilities, and community facilities must be vaccinated. These include residences for asylum seekers, refugee shelters and holiday camps.
Parents who do not vaccinate their children of school age will face hefty fines of up to €2,500 ($2,749), while younger children could face a ban from day care facilities.
The World Health Organization (WHO) states that 95% vaccination coverage, or “herd immunization,”is required for a country to prevent a mass outbreak.
A report by the Robert Koch Institute, however, found that only 93% of children starting school had received both the first and the decisive second measles vaccine.
Calls for right to individual decision
After months of debate, the law approved on Thursday wasn’t passed without criticism. Pediatrician Dr. Stefan Rabe, a member of the association “Doctors for individual decision-making on vaccinations,” said every parent should be allowed to decide whether they immunize their child.
“The law is unnecessary, ineffective and unconstitutional,” Rabe told DW, quoting the right of bodily integrity.
The main problem, Rabe argued, is among adults. Of the 498 cases of measles reported in the first 10 months of this year, 70 of them were among 20- to 24-year-olds, compared to 37 among 5- to 9-year-olds.
As the measles vaccination in Germany is only available as a triple — and sometimes quadruple — shot, the mandatory measles vaccination will also indirectly make immunization against measles, mumps and rubella, and in some cases chicken pox obligatory.
Rabe suggested that the introduction of a single immunization might appeal to some of Germany’s skeptical parents.
“Some parents don’t want to vaccinate their children against all three diseases due to concerns about possible negative — and positive — side effects later in life,” Rabe said.
More at: https://www.infowars.com/germany-mak...on-compulsory/
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