German Health Minister Jens Spahn has drawn up draft legislation to oblige paren...
FILE PHOTO: German Health Minister Jens Spahn attends a strategy meeting of Germany's governing Christian Democratic Union party in Potsdam, Germany, January 14, 2019. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo
BERLIN - German Health Minister Jens Spahn has drawn up draft legislation to oblige parents to get their children vaccinated against measles or else face fines and their exclusion from daycare. Spahn’s initiative comes amid a highly charged debate in Germany about whether the measles vaccine should be obligatory, and as the number of cases of the once-eradicated disease in the United States hit the highest levels since 2000.“Anyone going to a kindergarten or school should be vaccinated against measles,” said Spahn, setting out his plans, which would oblige parents to show proof of vaccination.
SPD health policy expert Karl Lauterbach spoke of a “very good basis” for a joint discussion. “It will not work without fines,” he told the Augsburger Allgemeine newspaper.
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