Fines up to 2,500 euros for those who do not vaccinate their children, Germany's proposal against anti-vaccines

Among the most important and worrisome health news of recent years, are measles outbreaks that have begun to occur in various parts of the world. This has largely happened to the anti-vaccine movement, which was recently listed by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the 10 threats to global health in 2019.

Therefore, many countries have taken various measures to help curb the anti-vaccine movement, such as making them mandatory to access the nursery or fine those who do not vaccinate. The most recent to start taking similar measures is Germany, who proposes to start fine those parents who do not vaccinate their children.

The news of measles outbreaks and deaths due to this disease have been the most alarming news regarding world health. This disease, which in many countries was already eradicated, has returned due to the fall in the vaccination rate, considerably increasing measles cases worldwide.

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A few months ago we made the news that the Australian government would begin to sanction fines every 15 days, to all parents who do not vaccinate their children, such as one of the measures to stop the anti-vaccine movement. And now, it seems that Germany could start doing the same.

The Minister of Health in Germany, Jens Spahn, has stated that they are currently working on a bill to force parents to vaccinate their children, specifically against measles, and if not, punish fines of up to 2,500 euros.

Too, Vaccination is being sought as a mandatory requirement for children to access daycare centers, as we have seen in other countries such as Italy, where there is no nursery or school for children under six years of age who are not vaccinated.

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In an interview published on the website of the Federal Ministry of Health of Germany, the minister has stated that he wants to eradicate measles: "We want to protect all children so they don't get infected with measles. Therefore, anyone visiting a kindergarten or school should get a measles vaccination.", he said, commenting that educators and teachers, as well as medical personnel in hospitals or health clinics, should have it.

The German proposal to fine those who do not vaccinate their children It has been well received by the German Medical Association and the Pediatric Association, and is expected to be approved at some point this year, as Germany is one of the European countries that has reported high numbers of this disease in recent years.