Actually, the measles were one of the avoidable diseases that can be prevented with vaccinations and which should be exterminated theoretically. But almost a month ago, the World Health Organization reported that the number of measles cases tripled last year. WHO therefore had thatMeasles epidemicclassified as one of the greatest health threats. The guilty of vaccinations and the lack of trust in the population is to blame.
Vaccination plans: It is important that at least 95% of the population is vaccinated
Measles are highly contagious and there are complications in around 40% of all cases, so that patients have to be treated in the hospital. Even if the disease is initially uncomplicated, it can later cause inflammation of the brain. In people with a weak immune system, infants and seniors, pneumonia can also occur. That is why it is particularly important, according to WHO, that at least 95 % of people are vaccinated. Only then is protection guaranteed for the whole society. In Germany, however, the vaccination rates are currently almost 93 %, which cannot guarantee effective protection against viral disease. It doesn't look better in the United States either:In New YorkThat was why the Mayor Bill de Blasio had called out the emergency and introduced an obligation to vaccinate in the particularly severely affected district of Brooklyn. Anyone who lives there and cannot prove that they are vaccinated must now expect a punishment of around 900 euros.
Vaccination plans: The government's plans will be more specific
In Germany, too, the discussion for or against the introduction of an obligation to vaccinate goes into the next round. The government's plans become more specific in this regard. In three weeks, the Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn should comment on the topic and propose possible measures. In the past, Jens Spahn (CDU) had already spoken out for a vaccination among children in kindergarten and school age. While the CSU is skeptical of an obligation to vaccinate and instead declared itself to be educated and information campaign, the SPD supports it.
The federal states do not agree either. In Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalen, an obligation to vaccinate has already been decided, but in Bavaria, on the other hand, despite several measles outbreaks in recent years, one has been against it. The rest of the state governments now want to wait for government proposals.
