Alarming vaccination rate in Austria: children under pressure!
Alarming vaccination rate in Austria: children under pressure!
In a recent study, scientists analyzed the development of routine children's vaccinations in 204 countries and regions worldwide. As theIn comparison, an overview of the best vaccination rates in Western Europe shows that Switzerland leads with 96.8 percent, Spain with 96.7 percent and Finland with 96.4 percent. Germany has a vaccination rate of 96 percent, the Netherlands 93.5 percent and Russia 95.5 percent.
measles and their dangers
measles are a highly contagious infectious disease, the risk of which increases especially for children under the age of five and adults over 20 years. Vaccinations significantly reduce the risk of infection. To the regret of many experts, Destatis was reduced again in Europe in 2023. A total of 127,350 measles cases were reported in Europe, the highest number in over 25 years. Children under the age of five made up for 40 percent of the cases.
The vaccination rate against measles is 93 percent in Germany, while 95 percent are required to stop the spread of the disease. In the EU comparison, Hungary achieved the highest vaccination rate with 99 percent. In contrast, Romania has the lowest and at the same time the highest incidence of 192.3 cases one million inhabitants.
challenges in vaccination policy
The World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef warn of the ever lower vaccination rates among children worldwide. The reasons for this are multi-layered: grown vaccsis since corona pandemic and violent conflicts make access to vaccinations. During the pandemic there was a historical decline in the vaccinations in childhood, and after the end of which the vaccination rates did not increase as hoped. A report by DetailsOrt Österreich, Land Quellen
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