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Measles Cases Fall in Bavaria but Low Second-Dose Coverage Fuels Alarm

Vaccination coverage for two-year-olds is only 76.7 percent for the second measles dose, far below the 95 percent required for elimination.

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Overview

  • Through August 4, Bavaria has reported 41 measles cases in 2025, compared with 56 in the same period last year.
  • More than 90 percent of two-year-olds have received the first measles shot but only 76.7 percent have followed up with the second dose, sustaining immunity gaps.
  • School-entry examinations for 2023/24 showed that 97.1 percent of pupils were twice vaccinated and another 2.4 percent had one dose.
  • Health Minister Judith Gerlach warned that measles can lead to severe complications or death and urged adults born after 1970 and adolescents to verify their immunization status.
  • The Ständige Impfkommission recommends a first measles dose at 11 months and a second at 15 months, with catch-up vaccinations available for those who missed infant immunization.