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On April 5, 1949, at the Tang’s household on Henry Road, in the French Concession of Shanghai, large luggage items had already been transported to Hong Kong in advance, leaving only a few small boxes to carry to the airport. On the desk were two plane tickets destined for New York, with the flight scheduled ...
The German Cabinet has given the nod to a draft law making it compulsory for children to have vaccinations against measles. The law, once passed by the parliament, will come into effect in March next year. Vaccinating against measles Children enrolled in educational institutions and the employees working in those institutions will have time until ...
In Germany, an increasing number of parents have been refusing to vaccinate their children. This is believed to be responsible for the re-emergence of diseases like measles that were until now dormant. As a result, German lawmakers have proposed a law that would make measles vaccination for children compulsory. Vaccinating Germany Germany saw one of ...
Japan is currently fighting one of the worst measles outbreaks to hit the country in the past 10 years, as more than 258 people have been declared infected within the first two months of 2019. Measles outbreak The highest number of infections was reported in Osaka with 94 cases. Mie and Aichi prefectures followed with ...