In the corona pandemic: quotas for standard vaccinations for small children in Bavaria have increased
Created: 02/23/2022Updated: 02/23/2022 13:27
By: Katarina Amtmann
The proportion of unvaccinated young children has fallen.
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In the corona pandemic, the proportion has risen: Bavarian parents are increasingly protecting their children from diseases such as whooping cough with vaccinations.
Munich – Bavaria's parents are increasingly protecting their children from tetanus, polio and whooping cough: The proportion of children under the age of two who have not received any of the recommended standard vaccinations has fallen during the corona pandemic.
"In the children born in the first half of 2019, the rate of completely unvaccinated two-year-olds in Bavaria fell to 3.7 percent," explained the head of Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) in Bavaria, Christian Bredl, on Wednesday in Munich.
"For children who were born before the Corona period in 2016, the rate of unvaccinated small children after two years was 5.2 percent, around a third higher."
Stiko recommends a total of 13 vaccinations for infants up to two years of age
The Standing Vaccination Commission recommends a total of 13 vaccinations for children up to their second birthday.
According to TK data, which extends to July 2021, around 45 percent of all children under the age of two have received all of the scheduled vaccinations, and almost 52 percent are still missing at least one (partial) vaccination.
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Standard vaccinations for children: current data from Techniker Krankenkasse
Measles, mumps and rubella (now compulsory for day care centers and schools): a sharp drop in the number of unvaccinated people from almost ten to six percent
Rate of fully vaccinated two-year-olds (born in the first half of 2019): Increase to almost 84 percent
In addition, there were around ten percent who had already had the first of the two partial vaccinations.
The Techniker Krankenkasse derives these figures from the data of its insured persons.
With 1.45 million members, it is one of the largest health insurers in Bavaria, so the results can be applied to the general public.
(came/dpa)