In fact, the world wanted to eradicate health organization measles by 2020, to a large extent. Now she sounds the Alarm: The Trend is in the opposite direction. In Germany, the debate on the vaccination drive.
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In the first quarter of 2019, the world health organization (WHO) has registered worldwide 112.000 measles cases. This is 300 percent more than in the same period last year, said the WHO in Geneva. The data are preliminary and incomplete, but it is a unique development was “recognizable,” said the authority, which operates under the umbrella of the United Nations. In addition to the expected late registrations, a dark figure is expected to increase the degree more. The reported cases ranged over 170 countries, seven more than in the same period.
The increase is particularly strong for example in the DR of Congo, Ethiopia, the Sudan, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Georgia, Kazakhstan and the Ukraine. More than 95 percent of the deadly diseases are attributable to countries with low income and poor health infrastructure. Among the dead were many children.
Disinformation instead of vaccination
Actually, the WHO had the measles by 2020 in at least five of the six regions of the world to eradicate. That they are, on the contrary, now again on the rise, says the WHO, among other things, with a low Vaccination. Campaigns, trained Teams, and properly stored vaccines in many remote or contested Parts of the world continues to be difficult. In addition, the confidence in the immunization in some countries, the WHO complains sometimes targeted disinformation against vaccination campaigns.
Measles were around the world by 2017 for up to 110,000 Deaths. The dangerous viral disease causing high fever, runny nose, cough and a characteristic rash. Because of their weakened immune system measles patients are more susceptible to other diseases.
The compulsory vaccination in Germany?
In Germany, the Figures in the last few years have fluctuated between a few hundred and several thousand cases. 2018-owned Robert-Koch-Institute (RKI) patients according to the state’s 543 people to the measles. The proportion of the population that has received the recommendations of the RKI, according to two doses of the vaccine against measles, has been constant at just under 93 percent.
Because in Parts of the population, the Impfbereitschaft goes back, has brought the Federal state of Brandenburg a possible vaccination to the game. Some other States have proved receptive to a General obligation, others want to drag an obligation as an “Ultima Ratio”. The state governments of Bavaria and Hesse, hold, given, respectively, higher-than-average vaccination rates a requirement is not necessary.
A possible vaccination would be applied uniformly for the whole of Germany. Some Federal States consider this to be an Initiative in the Bundesrat, the second chamber of the Parliament, composed of representatives of the 16 Federal States. However, it is increasingly likely that the Federal government in Berlin, develops a single set of rules.
ehl/fab (dpa, epd, RKI, WHO)