"Germany does not need compulsory vaccination"

The association "Ärzte für Individuelle Impfentscheidung e. V." (Physicians for Individual Vaccination Decisions) in Germany is a non-profit organization of physicians who fundamentally regard vaccinations as a component of preventive medical care. They demand the preservation of a free, individual vaccination decision after differentiated, comprehensive and open-ended consultation.

According to Ärzte für individuelle Impfentscheidung e.V., measles is neither a disease with a high mortality rate, nor is an epidemic spread to be expected. Here, the basic right to free self-determination of all patients and people must be preserved. © Depositphotos/luckyraccoon

A petition has already collected over 143,000 signatures for a hearing in the Bundestag, but one is probably in a hurry, penalties for non-vaccinators of up to 2500 euros threaten. A call for a rally in front of the Chancellor's Office on July 17 should bring German Health Minister Jens Spahn to reason. Because the bill steps among other things the fundamental right on self-determination with feet. The signatories therefore call on the Federal Government and the members of the German Bundestag to refrain from any legislative initiative to introduce compulsory vaccination against measles and to recognize the right to free and individual decision on vaccination.

Justification

For years, some politicians and physician officials have called for the Introduction of compulsory vaccination. Now that the Federal Minister of Health and the Minister of Family Affairs have spoken out in favor of compulsory measles vaccination in daycare centers, kindergartens and schools, a corresponding legislative initiative can be expected in the foreseeable future, which will at least legally establish this vaccination obligation. The arguments put forward and disseminated in the mass media do not stand up to scrutiny:

  • Germany is one of the countries with the highest vaccination rates in Europe. More than 97 % of children in their first years of life have been vaccinated against measles at least once, and the numbers continue to rise. In most European countries with compulsory vaccination, fewer people are vaccinated.
  • In the first months of 2019, there were more cases of measles in Germany than in 2018, but fewer than in 2017 or 2015, for example. Overall, there has been no increase in the number of cases in recent years. A significantly growing proportion of those with the disease are adolescents and adults, as well as immigrants from the EU. It is precisely these population groups that would not be reached by the planned mandatory vaccination.
  • The measles are neither a disease with high mortalitynor is epidemic spread to be expected. The existing provisions of the Infection Protection Act for temporary protective measures (e.g. temporary bans on entering kindergartens and schools, in the case of measles already possible even for unvaccinated persons or children without immune status, cf. Section 28 (2) IfSG) are sufficient to take effective action against disease clusters.
  • Recent study results from Germany show that an Compulsory vaccination rather counterproductive could be and promotes the rejection of vaccinations.

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