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In the early 1800s, a unified effort by Denmark's government, medical community, church, and educators led to the rapid elimination of smallpox in Copenhagen. The campaign achieved 90 percent vaccination rates among children by 1810, making Denmark Europe's most vaccinated nation per capita at the time. This success offers insights into building trust for modern vaccination drives.

27. Januar 2026 Von KI berichtet

The measles vaccine has averted 60 million deaths worldwide since 2000, yet low vaccination rates fueled by misinformation are causing outbreaks in several countries. A fraudulent 1998 study linking the MMR vaccine to autism continues to undermine public health efforts. Experts urge stronger measures to counter anti-vaccine disinformation on social media and beyond.

Eine Mutation des Influenza-A-Virus, bekannt als H3N2-K-Unterklade, hat zu erhöhten Krankenhausaufnahmen in Europa und den USA geführt, obwohl keine schwereren Fälle gemeldet werden. In Lateinamerika, einschließlich Mexiko, gibt es präventive Überwachung, ohne dass diese Variante dominiert. Behörden empfehlen Impfungen für gefährdete Gruppen angesichts des Ausbreitungsrisikos.

9. Dezember 2025 Von KI berichtet Fakten geprüft

The U.S. Supreme Court has vacated a federal appeals court ruling that upheld New York’s elimination of religious exemptions from school vaccination requirements, ordering a new review in light of a recent decision expanding protections for parents’ religious objections to public school policies.

A large study of nearly 14 million children in England found that COVID-19 infection increases the risk of rare heart and blood vessel issues more than vaccination. The research shows vaccination is safer and sometimes protective against these complications. These findings strengthen evidence supporting vaccination for children during the pandemic.

28. Oktober 2025 Von KI berichtet Fakten geprüft

A large retrospective study from the University of Florida and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, published in Nature, reports that patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer or metastatic melanoma lived significantly longer if they received a Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 mRNA shot within 100 days of starting immune checkpoint inhibitors. The authors stress the findings are observational and will require confirmation in randomized trials.