Mumps, measles, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus – there are many diseases that can be prevented by targeted vaccinations. The health department of the district of Lüneburg is now registering an increase in contagious diseases once morest which citizens can be vaccinated. The flu vaccination is also particularly relevant this winter: people who have survived a COVID-19 infection in particular have a weakened immune system. The district therefore recommends: “Have your vaccination protection checked by your family doctor. The vaccinations are free of charge for you.” It is best for patients to bring their vaccination card with them – but they are also welcome without this proof. The health department offers vaccination consultations with an experienced vaccinator every Monday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Those interested can register at www.impfzentrum.de or by telephone on 04131 735373.
Currently, hepatitis and diphtheria, mumps, rubella and measles are spreading more rapidly once more. The diseases are highly contagious and are often passed on through the air we breathe or through smear infections. The effects can have drastic consequences for those infected – including paralysis, encephalitis, infertility or malformations in unborn children. The vaccines that have been tried and tested over many years, such as the well-known measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR), on the other hand, are well tolerated and can even be given to babies and small children.
In recent decades, the vaccination rate in Germany has been generally high, and there have only rarely been cases. This has consequences for perception: “Doctors are hardly familiar with the clinical images. And only a few people know from their own experience how unpleasant and dangerous these diseases are. They are therefore no longer taken so seriously, and vaccinations are viewed more critically,” says Dr. Marion Wunderlich, medical director of the Lüneburg district health department. The current parents of young children often have not gone through the diseases because they have been vaccinated themselves. dr Marion Wunderlich explains: “Anyone who is protected by a vaccination does not know how painful mumps can be and what itching chickenpox can trigger.” And there is something else that many people are not aware of: “The late and long-term consequences of the diseases can also be dramatic – they appear up to ten years following infection.”
Another reason for the increasing number of cases: Travel, including trips to distant countries, is possible once more. dr Marion Wunderlich: “Diseases such as hepatitis come with us as unpleasant souvenirs and can be spread here. We therefore always recommend vaccination advice before long-distance travel.” Tetanus – in English: tetanus – is also a disease that can affect anyone. A small wound as a portal of entry is enough to come into contact with the pathogen unnoticed – for example when gardening or traveling. On the other hand, there is a combined vaccination once morest tetanus and diphtheria.
More information is available at www.landkreis-lueneburg.de/impfungen.
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