Germany To Tell Kids To Inform on Parents if They Don't Have Them Vaccinated stat : Sputnik News

Countries with low vaccination rates like Germany, France, Romania, Italy, Poland, Ukraine and Switzerland tend to have higher numbers of cases. Italy is also facing health issues, as it has recorded three times the number of measles cases in 2017 than last year. Adults and children have become more vulnerable to the measles and other potentially dangerous ailments as vaccination rates drop. So far in 2017, Germany has reported about 410 cases of the measles, which is more than last year's total. Vaccinations are mandatory for children attending kindergarten, and parent who refuse to comply can be fined up to $2,800.




The German government intends to crack down on parents who insist on not vaccinating their kids, in an effort to prevent outbreaks of illnesses. These have led to a significant drop in vaccination rates well below the number considered safe to prevent outbreaks. According to the BBC, Germany plans to introduce fines of up to 2,500 euros ($2,806) for parents who won't vaccinate their children. Germany has 410 cases of measles reported this year so far – a number already higher than 2016's total measles count, the Robert Koch Institute reported. Italy has likewise recorded three times more measles cases so far, compared to the entire 2016.

New German Law To Impose Hefty Fines On Anti-Vaxxer Parents Who Refuse To Get Their Kids Vaccinated

The so-called "anti-vaxxer" movement is one where parents choose not to have their children vaccinated due to the supposed risks involved. Germany's upcoming reforms wouldn't be the first in recent weeks to crack down on the anti-vaxxer trend in an effort to stem the measles outbreak. This resulted in the state's largest measles outbreak in several years. In a statement made to the Bild newspaper, German health minister Hermann Groehe underscored the importance of the law, what with anti-vaxxer parents still prevalent despite the potentially fatal nature of certain childhood diseases. But with a measles outbreak spreading quickly across Europe, the German government announced that it will be fining parents who don't have their children vaccinated, new reports claimed earlier in the week.


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