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Measles is making a comeback. Will we soon be lying in bed en masse with red spots? | five questions
Alert, measles is back! At least, the World Health Organization WHO is sounding the alarm now that 30,000 cases of infection have been detected in ‘the broad European region’. A…
WHO raises alarm over ‘growing threat’ of measles: “This disease finds anyone who is not protected and attacks them”
Measles vaccination rates have been declining worldwide for years. And this is also starting to be reflected in the figures, the World Health Organization (WHO) and American health authority CDC…
RIVM is concerned: due to lower vaccination rates, a disease such as measles can resurface
For the second year in a row, the proportion of young children who have received all basic vaccinations has fallen. The vaccination rate in the youngest age group, children up…
Nearly 40 million children susceptible to measles due to reduced vaccination coverage
Since the start of the corona pandemic, measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined. In 2021, a record number of nearly 40 million children missed a dose of the vaccine: 25…
Lauterbach welcomes the decision to make measles vaccination compulsory
Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach described the confirmation of the measles vaccination requirement by the Federal Constitutional Court as “good news for parents and children”. “Measles is life-threatening –…
ROUNDUP: Federal Constitutional Court confirms measles vaccination requirement
KARLSRUHE (dpa-AFX) – The measles vaccination requirement introduced around two and a half years ago for daycare children, among other things, remains in force. The Federal Constitutional Court rejected several…
More than 150 children died after measles outbreak in Zimbabwe | Abroad
Since the outbreak in early August, the number of cases in the South African country has increased rapidly, with the number of reported deaths nearly doubling in less than a…
Ukraine children: School without measles vaccination – but only for a short time
It is mandatory that all children from the age of one when entering school or kindergarten have the two measles vaccinations recommended by the Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko). The second…
Medical officers call for a vaccination task force for Ukrainian children
Birgit Buerkner In order for Ukrainian refugee children to be able to go to daycare or school, they need vaccinations. Berlin’s medical officers are calling for a task force. Immunization…