Parents in Germany must vaccinate their children against measles or face substantial fines, according to a new law that takes effect this month, SIA reports.
The controversial new regulation was approved last year after the country recorded more than 500 cases of the disease. Germany's Minister of Health, Jens Spahn, said education about the importance of vaccination was not enough. "Measles is a highly infectious virus and can take a very bad turn," he said. "It is not treatable. There is no medication for it. People have to go through it entirely."
The new law, which took effect on Sunday (March 1), applies to all German schools and daycares, as well as related spaces such as refugee shelters and clinics. Parents will have to prove that their children have been vaccinated before they can enrol at daycare or a school. The transition period for all other institutions will last until mid-2021.
Only adults born before 1970, children younger than one year old and anyone who can prove a physical intolerance against the vaccine are excluded from the rule.
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