https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany has approved legislation for a mandatory measles vaccination which will see parents fined if they violate it. https://www.thelocal.de/20191114/compulsory-measles-vaccination-in-germany-is-child-protection-says-health-minister Thu, 14 Nov 2019 11:38:14 +0100 compulsory-measles-vaccination-in-germany-is-child-protection-says-health-minister Passengers who travelled by bus from Mainz to Munich last Friday are being warned to stay on alert in case they've been infected with measles. https://www.thelocal.de/20190913/health-officials-issue-alert-after-man-with-measles-travels-by-bus-to-munich Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:59:21 +0200 health-officials-issue-alert-after-man-with-measles-travels-by-bus-to-munich Germany’s federal cabinet has passed a new law for a compulsory measles vaccination, which could see parents fined if they violate it. https://www.thelocal.de/20190717/germany-makes-measles-vaccination-compulsory-for-children Wed, 17 Jul 2019 14:55:36 +0200 germany-makes-measles-vaccination-compulsory-for-children A proposal put forward by German Health Minister Jens Spahn to encourage vaccination involves €2,500 fines and kindergarten bans. The measures target diseases such as measles, which are on the rise in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20190506/2500-fines-kindergarten-bans-for-refusing-vaccinations-german-health-minister Mon, 06 May 2019 11:59:03 +0200 2500-fines-kindergarten-bans-for-refusing-vaccinations-german-health-minister Measles cases increased by 350% in Europe last year due to lower vaccination rates. The Federal Ministry of Health ‘welcomes’ debate on making vaccination for the disease compulsory. Not everyone in the Bundestag is on board, however. https://www.thelocal.de/20190325/german-parliament-to-consider-compulsory-vaccination-laws Mon, 25 Mar 2019 17:06:21 +0100 german-parliament-to-consider-compulsory-vaccination-laws German children are not adequately protected against diseases, scientists have warned, as tens of thousands of young ones are not vaccinated on time. https://www.thelocal.de/20170113/german-children-insufficiently-vaccinated-against-measles Fri, 13 Jan 2017 09:00:00 +0100 german-children-insufficiently-vaccinated-against-measles A regional court has decided that a biologist must pay a doctor €100,000 after the resolution of a bizarre dispute over the very existence of the measles virus. https://www.thelocal.de/20150312/doctor-proves-measles-virus Thu, 12 Mar 2015 16:48:16 +0100 doctor-proves-measles-virus Scientists and politicians are debating whether to introduce compulsory vaccinations following the recent measles outbreak in Berlin, which has lead to the death of an infant and the closure of a school. https://www.thelocal.de/20150224/infant-death-sparks-measles-vaccination-debate Tue, 24 Feb 2015 13:34:59 +0100 infant-death-sparks-measles-vaccination-debate UPDATE: Health authorities in Berlin announced a toddler has succumbed to measles. Earlier, a school in a Berlin suburb was closed because of a pupil infected with the disease. The capital is battling its most serious outbreak since 2001. https://www.thelocal.de/20150223/measles-cancels-classes-at-berlin-school Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:26:59 +0100 measles-cancels-classes-at-berlin-school Measles have taken hold in Berlin in an outbreak that could have been entirely preventable with vaccines, the federal authority for disease control said in an interview published on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150205/berlin-counts-254-new-cases-of-measles-in-2015-alone-mmr-vaccine Thu, 05 Feb 2015 12:59:22 +0100 berlin-counts-254-new-cases-of-measles-in-2015-alone-mmr-vaccine Most Germans favour the introduction of mandatory vaccinations, after a measles outbreak in several parts of the country earlier this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20130715/50835 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:34:00 +0200 50835 A 14-year-old German boy has died due to complications from a measles infection he picked up as baby from an unvaccinated child. Failure to immunize against the disease has led to several fatalities in the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20130614/50305 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:52:00 +0200 50305 Health officials are warning that Germany’s failure to have blanket vaccinations for measles is putting people unnecessarily at risk of catching the potentially dangerous disease. https://www.thelocal.de/20130423/49299 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:42:00 +0200 49299 The number of measles cases in Germany more than doubled in 2011 compared to last year, new figures show, with 1,607 people infected with the virus which can sometimes kill its victims. https://www.thelocal.de/20111230/39831 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:27:00 +0100 39831 A six-year-old girl who caught measles at seven months has developed a chronic and incurable brain inflammation, it was reported Monday. German doctors are warning that not enough parents are inoculating their children. https://www.thelocal.de/20111107/38721 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:07:00 +0100 38721 Worried by a raging measles epidemic in Euro 2008 host countries Austria and Switzerland, German football officials plan to vaccinate the entire national team against the highly contagious disease if need be. https://www.thelocal.de/20080510/11807 Sat, 10 May 2008 10:55:00 +0200 11807