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Vaccination certificate: fever, conjunctivitis, rash
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There has been a major outbreak of measles in the Saxon Vogtland district.
Twelve children between the ages of one and 13 from two families were affected, the district office said.
The outbreak is apparently due to imported cases, as the MDR reports.
Accordingly, these are said to be children from abroad who had not been vaccinated or had not been vaccinated sufficiently.
If children have been vaccinated, local parents do not have to expect infection, Stefan Mertens from the Saxony Professional Association of Pediatricians and Adolescents told the broadcaster.
According to the information, the sick people are in isolation at home during the infection period.
According to current legislation, children who attend kindergartens, after-school care centers or schools must provide proof of vaccination against measles.
According to the district office, the majority of the sick children are younger than six years old and have not attended a daycare center.
According to the district office, home isolation was imposed for the sick children during the infection period and school-age children were excluded from classes.
According to the information, measles is one of the most contagious infectious diseases and can lead to serious complications in children under five and adolescents.
Symptoms include fever, conjunctivitis and the typical skin rash.
Anyone who has ever had measles is immune.
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