Vaccination protects against dangerous infectious diseases

Mumps, measles, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus – there are many diseases that can be prevented by targeted vaccination. The health department of the Lüneburg district is now reporting an increase in the number of infectious diseases citizens can be vaccinated against. Flu vaccination is also particularly relevant this winter: people who have survived a COVID-19 infection, especially those with weakened immune systems. That’s why the district recommends: “Get your vaccination protection checked by your family doctor. Vaccines are free for you.” It’s best for patients to bring their vaccination card with them—but without proof. They are also welcome. The health department provides vaccination consultation with an experienced vaccinator every Monday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Interested people can register here www.impfzentrum.de or by telephone on 04131 735373.

Currently, hepatitis and diphtheria, mumps, rubella and measles are spreading rapidly again. Diseases are highly contagious and are often transmitted through infection with the air we breathe or through smears. The impact can have serious consequences for those infected – including paralysis, encephalitis, infertility or malformations in unborn children. On the other hand, vaccines that have been tried and tested over many years, such as the famous measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR), are well tolerated and can even be given to infants and young children. Huh.

In recent decades, vaccination rates in Germany have been generally high, and there have been very few such cases. This has consequences for the notion: “Doctors are hardly familiar with clinical images. And few people know from their own experience how unpleasant and dangerous these diseases are. So they are no longer taken so seriously, and vaccinations.” is looked at more critically,” Dr. Marion Wunderlich, medical director of the Lüneburg District Health Department. Current parents of young children often haven’t passed on the diseases because they’ve been vaccinated themselves. Dr. Marion Wunderlich explains: “Anyone who is protected from vaccination does not know how painful mumps can be and what chickenpox can cause itching.” And there’s something else that many people don’t know about: “The late- and long-term consequences of the disease can be dramatic—they appear up to ten years after infection.”

Another reason for the rising number of cases: Travel, including travel to far-flung countries, is again possible. Dr. Marion Wunderlich: “Diseases like hepatitis come with us as unpleasant souvenirs and can spread here. That’s why we always recommend vaccination advice before traveling long distances.” Tetanus – In English: Tetanus – is also a disease that can affect anyone. A small wound as an entrance gate is enough to allow exposure to the pathogen – for example when gardening or traveling. On the other hand, there is a combined vaccination against tetanus and diphtheria.

More information is available at www.landkreis-lueneburg.de/impfungen,

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