Vaccination certificates for children employed in schools and day-care centers must be submitted by this Sunday. Otherwise there are severe consequences: children can be excluded from daycare, and fines of up to 2500 euros are possible.
To protect against contagious measles, the second stage of the compulsory vaccination for schools and day-care centers introduced two years ago is now taking effect. This Sunday is the deadline for submitting vaccination certificates for children and employees who were already in the facilities on March 1, 2020. The deadline was originally supposed to expire on July 31 of last year. However, it was then extended twice because the Corona crisis made processes more difficult.
The measles vaccination requirement applies to community facilities where many people come together. Since March 1, 2020, proof has been required in day care centers or schools for children at least one year old before they can be admitted: by vaccination card, with the yellow examination booklet or a medical certificate if the child has already had measles.
By this Sunday, proof of children and employees who were already in the facilities on March 1, 2020 must also be available. If this does not happen, the management must notify the health department, which decides on a case-by-case basis whether there are bans on activities or entry. Unvaccinated children can be excluded from daycare, as explained by the Federal Ministry of Health. This is not possible in schools because of compulsory schooling. In the end, fines of up to 2500 euros can also be imposed.
In view of the Corona summer wave, the counties had warned of further burdens on many health authorities due to the measles vaccination requirement. The offices are not only involved in the fight against the pandemic, but also in this context, explained the German district association. In view of the current workload, the Federal Ministry of Health has been asked to postpone the detection deadline for measles vaccinations to January 1, 2023.
