Measles is a vaccine-preventable, contagious disease that has given rise to heated debates in the Romanian media. This is not surprising given that Romania has faced several waves of measles outbreaks since 2016. In November 2019, the National Institute of Public Health Romania (NIPHR) reported … 
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child day-care centres as supervisory authorities? the control of the measles vaccination in germany burdens the trust relationship between centres, parents and children
The current global coronavirus pandemic demonstrates the importance of vaccination options to control communicable diseases. Last year, this pandemic could not have been foreseen, but in Germany there were intense discussions about measles vaccination and a law was passed to the effect that at least …
vaccination education subordinated to campaigning
Should education about vaccination be learning and accepting the views of authorities or should it be learning to think for oneself? There is a crucial tension between these two possibilities.
Vaccination is a public health measure designed to reduce disease. People are given vaccines, which are …
against misinformation
Vaccination in today’s world can evoke deeply felt and controversial emotional responses. Conflicts over vaccine regimens, whether mandatory or recommended, have divided relatives and friends, caused families to be removed from clinic rolls, and inflamed legislative debates. In the United States, …
editorial: vaccination!
Public debates about the pros and cons of vaccination are highly emotionally charged and polarised. This is also the case in the context of contemporary controversies about proper responses to the COVID-19 pandemic (Drerup & Schweiger, 2020). Fears of a potential compulsory vaccination against …