BERLIN — Germany’s health minister is proposing fines for parents of school-age children who haven’t been vaccinated for measles amid concern that the highly contagious and potentially deadly disease could make a comeback. The minister also proposed that children without measles vaccinations be banned from going to daycare facilities, to protect others who are too young or medically unable to receive a measles immunization. Experts generally say if more than 95% of the population is properly immunized, measles cannot spread easily and is effectively contained. According to the World Health Organization, Europe as a whole had 82,596 cases of measles last year and 72 measles deaths. Greece had more than 1,400 measles cases and Britain reported over 900 during that time.

Source: National Post May 05, 2019 10:31 UTC