Vaccinate your kid or cough up
– Germany will pass a law next week obliging kindergartens to inform the authorities if parents fail to provide evidence that they have received advice from their doctor on vaccinating their children, the health ministry said yesterday.
Parents refusing the advice risk fines of €2 500 (R36 000) under the law.
Vaccination rules are being tightened across Europe, where a decline in immunisation has caused a spike in diseases such as measles and chicken pox.