Vaccinations are important.
Vaccinations can prevent diseases.

• Who should be vaccinated?
• When should you get a vaccination?

The vaccines must be safe.
And the vaccines must help.
This is tested in studies.

Even children get vaccinations.
Some vaccinations have to be given repeatedly.
This keeps children healthy.
The health insurance fund pays for the vaccinations.
But health insurance does not pay for travel vaccinations.

Ask for advice.

Vaccinations are one of the most important measures to prevent diseases. Some diseases no longer occur or only occur very rarely because most people have been vaccinated.

Before vaccines are approved, their effectiveness and safety must be proven in studies. The independent Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) then examines who is recommended to be vaccinated in Germany and when it makes the most sense to administer it. The individual advice from your doctor or the responsible authority is based on these recommendations.