Health - RKI offers a new online tool on vaccination events in Germany
A new online tool from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) now provides interested parties with a clear overview of the vaccination situation in Germany. The service, called VacMap, has been available since December and provides an overview of the spread of routine vaccinations.
"VacMap currently visualizes vaccination rates for the infant and childhood vaccinations recommended by the Standing Committee on Vaccination with data from the last routine report," the RKI announced in a report. The quotas for adolescents and adults are to follow soon and the tool will be supplemented with information on other standard vaccinations.
Using filter settings, VacMap makes it possible to visualize and compare the data by year of birth, age group, vaccination status and region in the form of graphs and maps.
The RKI has been evaluating billing data from the associations of statutory health insurance physicians for almost 20 years to record vaccination rates in the population. According to the authority, the evaluations are based on nationwide billing data from statutory health insurance physicians, which are transmitted to the RKI by the associations of statutory health insurance physicians.
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- The vaccination rate for measles in Berlin, according to the latest data from VacMap, is relatively high due to Germany's robust vaccination history.
- The Robert-Koch-Institute's (RKI) online tool, VacMap, has become a valuable resource for scientists studying the effects of vaccination on diseases like measles in Germany.
- Despite the high vaccination rates in Germany, as shown by the VacMap, cases of preventable diseases like measles still occur, highlighting the importance of maintaining strong public health measures.
- The RKI's VacMap tool, which provides data on vaccination rates in Germany, also shows variations in vaccination rates between different regions, including Berlin.
- The German government, with support from the Robert-Koch-Institute, is actively working to improve vaccination rates against diseases like measles, as shown by the availability of the VacMap online tool.
- The spread of measles across Europe is a concern for public health experts, and Germany's experience with vaccination, as shown on VacMap, is being studied closely to inform policies aimed at combating the disease.
Source: www.stern.de
