[Evaluation of the implementation of the measles and COVID-19 vaccination mandates by public health authorities and health facilities: 2 case studies].

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Germany, two vaccination mandates were introduced in response to measles outbreaks and stagnating COVID-19 vaccination rates. In March 2020, the Measles Protection Act came into effect, and in December 2021, a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for medical institutions was enacted. The aim of this study was to examine the implementation of both vaccination mandates and the associated challenges in public health authorities (PHAs) and other affected institutions.

Methods

Thirty semi-structured expert interviews were conducted with PHAs and other institutions from federal states with both high and low vaccination rates. The online interviews took place in October and November 2022, were electronically recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using framework analysi

SUBMITTER: Schmid-Kupke N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11950079 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature