In an interview published Sunday with German weekly Bild am Sonntag, minister Jens Spahn said parents who can't prove their children have been vaccinated for measles should have to pay up to 2,500 euros .
Compulsory medical procedures, including vaccinations, are a politically sensitive issue in Germany and it's unclear whether Spahn's proposal, which has yet to be discussed by Cabinet, will be implemented. Germany had 203 reported cases of measles in the first 10 weeks of 2019, more than twice as many as in the same period last year but fewer than in 2017. Neighboring Switzerland last week reported two adult deaths from measles this year: one in an unvaccinated man of about 30 and another in a man of about 70 whose immune system had been compromised by cancer.
Kate9675 Certain parents need financial help to get shots , not fines.
It most likely won’t work. The German basic law, which functions as the constitution as well, forbids the government from doing things like this. A law introducing these fines would collide with the constitution, so just save time and throw this plan into the trash now.
Aw hitler returns.
They should pay the hospital bills of every kid that gets ill because of their irresponsible behavior.
We'll see, that's socialism. What are are ya gonna do if there's bad vaccine? The medical profession lives in the limelight. You think that's not political? You think it's rational? Doctors know their stuff, I'll agree. But they're not invulnerable. And you have to convince
So if they couldn't afford it, now they really can't afford it.
Say no to medical tyranny.
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Its seems like pharmaceutical companys have a surplus of measles vaccination and are desperate to dump products anywhere they can. Or pay a fine
as it should be, those people are putting the public at risk
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How about making them pay for full cost of treatment if their child gets sick?
It hurts yourself & others if you don’t
Exception allowed must be the dengue and Zika vaccines.
Yes, zei vill be checking if everyones papers are in orrdah. They were always good at that stuff
Vaccinate your kids for TDS. The effects of the disease are horrible.
What happens if you don't pay the fine? Do they put you in a detention camp?
Will you please help the