Physicians Committee warns of a negative Impfpopulismus
Professor Dr Ursula Wiedermann-Schmidt is the Director of the Institute for Specific prophylaxis and tropical medicine at the MedUni Vienna. Together with her colleagues, the expert explains, in the framework of a specialist conference on the topic of Vaccination. In doing so, you would like to eliminate the common prejudice and a wider acceptance in the population. The increasing lack of Immunization, the Professor sees it as a social Problem.
Vaccinate according to the Committee of the MedUni Vienna, the Austrian medical chamber and the Austrian chamber of pharmacists is the best tool to prevent epidemics of serious infectious diseases such as measles, whooping cough, diphtheria and Influenza to oppose something. The Expert reach experts want Vaccination is “in” again. The negative Impfpopulismus to meet the Committee with clarification. “Because it is only when we have Doctors and all health professionals with sufficient Knowledge about the Vaccination and the right of communication is the message actually,” says Wiedermann-Schmidt in a press release at the vaccine Congress.
Vaccination can save lives
The Professor warns that many human infectious diseases such as measles dismiss as a “children’s disease” or Vaccinations in General, reject it as something “unnatural”. This attitude is reflected also in view of the rise in measles cases. According to the world health organization WHO the victims were alone in the first half of 2018 41.000 measles cases with 37 deaths. “Each of these victims would have been prevented with a vaccination,” stressed the head of the Institute.
Vaccinate “out”?
However, according to the experts of the Congress in age to vaccinate is not only in the children and Young people is important, but in all age groups. Wiedermann-Schmidt calls as a first step, a Impfverpflichtung for people working in health and social professions: “2017 measles diseases affected nearly 20 percent of the health staff in Austria – an intolerable situation.” Only the self-protection does not play a role. And Doctors have a strong role model would have Doctors and could motivate the population to also vaccinate.
Whether you are young or old – Vaccinated is important for everyone
“Unfortunately, we find that the spirit of the age ‘egoism’ – also, when you Vaccinate”, writes Wiedermann-Schmidt. Only those who Sagittarius itself, could also help to protect other people, especially in the personal environment. The Professor is calling for more social responsibility.
Whooping cough cases have doubled in the last few years
In addition to the measles issue, other infectious diseases are on the rise again. As the head of the Impfreferats of the Austrian chamber of Physicians Rudolf Schmitzberger reported to have doubled the cases of whooping cough during the years 2015 to 2017. “The disease is spreading almost as rapidly as measles,” warns Schmitzberger. Adequate Vaccination is, therefore, especially for sensitive groups of people such as Pregnant women are particularly important.
Pneumococci are prevalent
“Two-thirds of the Two – to three-year carry pneumococcal bacteria unnoticed and become a potential danger to life for your environment,” says Schmitzberger. Pneumococcal bacteria can cause severe pneumonia, which not infrequently fatal. Schmitzberger considers it an unnecessary risk, since there is now a wider effective 13-fold vaccine against the dangerous bacteria.
The small to protect the Large
Also Influenza will transmitted big part of children, says Schmitzberger. Therefore, the Influenza vaccination needs to be taken urgently to the vaccination programme for children. “Are vaccinated, the grandson, are not only protected themselves but also the parents and grandparents before the disease”, concludes the expert. The biggest responsibility for a wider acceptance in the population, the Committee looks at the local pharmacies. These are questions for most people, the first point of contact for health. The pharmacists could affect the health consciousness of the people positively. “This is especially true with Vaccination, a topic that is very controversial and in the Public as a result of information deficits there is a lot of uncertainty,” adds Gerhard Kobinger of the Austrian chamber of pharmacists. (vb)