Measles “protection“ law?

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Updated - March 13, 2026

Before we get to the Measles Protection Act In this article, we will first provide a scientific explanation of measles virus immunology within the framework of the Infection Protection Act (IfSG).

What is measles? - Specific evasion mechanisms

Deficient interferon response and NF-κB dependency

The central immunological defect in measles is fundamentally different from the classic viral immune response:

Measles virus infection does not induce type 1 interferons, but leads to the production of cytokines and chemokines associated with NF-κB signaling and activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome, as shown in this paper and others Understanding measles virus: from isolation to immunological cellular mechanisms and immunization 1954-2024 emerges.

This limited response allows extensive viral replication and spread during a clinically silent latent phase of 10-14 days.

Dendritic cells as primary target cells and suppression by MeV

MeV infection starts in the airway mucosa, where immature pulmonary dendritic cells (DC) and/or alveolar macrophages ingest or become infected with MeV particles and then migrate to the lymph nodes, where they promote viral spread. The study available free of charge in full text is Measles immunity and immunosuppression.

The viral evasion arsenal is specifically directed against DC function: Binding of glycoprotein H to CD150 on the surface of dendritic cells provokes inhibition of IL-12 cytokine production, which is necessary for T cell maturation and proliferation as well as DC antigen presentation on T cells.

MDA5/V protein interferon suppression

The measles V protein targets the phosphatase PP1 and sequesters it away through a PP1-binding motif at the C-terminal end, preventing the immune sensor MDA5 from fulfilling its task of alerting through cytokine induction. A study that is unfortunately only available free of charge as an abstract is Hostile Communication of Measles Virus with Host Innate Immunity and Dendritic Cells.

MeV gene products target almost every single step of the IFN induction and IFN signaling cascade, and only eight viral proteins form an arsenal of countermeasures that greatly reduces the interferon cascade, as this study Seek and hide: the manipulating interplay of measles virus with the innate immune system - unfortunately only available in full text for a fee - clearly demonstrated.

IL-12 suppression and Th2 shift

The overall inhibition of IL-12 secretion abrogates the induction of the Th1 cell population and favors Th2 cell maturation with anti-inflammatory properties. This is a critical mechanism for immunosuppression.

Are there herbal remedies for measles?

No, herbal substances cannot block this mechanism in the same way that synthetic peptides or antibodies can.

If there were an agent that could maintain p38 phosphorylation despite MeV inhibition, e.g. by activating upstream kinases such as TAK1, IL-12 production could be partially restored. This agent would have to be produced in dendritic cells

• p38 Activate MAPK (do not deactivate)
• Stimulate TAK1 specifically

And such an active substance is not known.

Measles immunosuppression is not just a generic inflammatory defect, but a Highly specific viral hijacking strategy, which is difficult, if not impossible, to combat with universal botanical agents.

The viral evasion arsenal is specifically directed against DC function: Binding of glycoprotein H to CD150 on the surface of dendritic cells provokes inhibition of IL-12 cytokine production, which is necessary for T cell maturation and proliferation as well as DC antigen presentation on T cells.

And this mechanism can currently only be

• Monoclonal antibodies against SLAM
• MeV-HSynthetic peptides (like SGFDPLITHA)
• Viral-neutralizing antibodies (as with measles vaccine)

be blocked.

What Huaier can theoretically achieve

If Huaier induced trained immunity, it could theoretically

• strengthen the initial innate immune response in the airway mucosa
• reduce virus replication in the first 1-2 days
• reduce the amount of virus before the virus reaches lymph nodes

but not

• prevent IL-12 suppression in dendritic cells by MeV-H protein
• prevent SLAM down-regulation
• Undo the Th1→Th2 shift

What is the course of a measles infection and what do the Huaier active ingredients do?

Huaier works primarily in Phase 1-3, to enhance early immune activation and antiviral cytokine response.

• PRR activation (phase 1)
  early detection, e.g. TLRs, RIG-I, MDA5
• Kinase activation & NF-κB / MAPK / PI3K-AKT (phase 2)
  Signal amplification, inflammatory response, cell survival
• Transcription programs & cytokines (Phase 3)
  IFN-α/β production, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β
• Parallel signal paths
  MAPK cascade (RAS → RAF → MEK → ERK → AP-1)
  PI3K → AKT → mTOR → Metabolism/cell survival

Phases 4 and 5 (interferon signaling, antiviral effect phase) are indirectly supported, probably by enhancing ISG transcription:

• More IFN-α/β production in phase 3
  - Huaier increases NF-κB and IRF3 → more IFN-α/β is produced.
  - This IFN then acts on IFNAR1/2 in phase 4 → stronger JAK-STAT activation → formation of the ISGF3 complex.

• Signal amplification by PI3K-AKT
  - Huaier activates PI3K-AKT in phase 2, which is known to increase the efficiency of JAK-STAT signaling and transcription factors.

• Better cell readiness for transcription
  - Parallel processes such as MAPK signaling and epigenetic modulation (HATs, HDACs, DNMTs) could make the chromatin structure more favorable for ISG transcription.

The following figure illustrates the 5 phases and the signaling pathways of the Huaier polysaccharides and the measles virus for a better understanding:

Information letter on compulsory measles vaccination from the MWGFD e.V.

The following is the content, reproduced with kind permission (dated 12.03.2026) Publication of the MWGFD e.V. (Physicians and Scientists for Health, Freedom and Democracy e.V) with links integrated and/or supplemented in the text as references.

The Measles Protection Act leads to a de facto compulsory vaccination and violates medical ethics.

There is hardly any interaction that is more sensitive than that between doctor and patient. The patient is psychologically and often physically in a vulnerable position. They are also in a weaker position in terms of their level of knowledge, dependency and status.

A beneficial doctor-patient interaction can only work if there is absolute trust.

For this reason, the ethical standards of this interaction were already codified in ancient times in the text that is known to us as the „Oath of Hippocrates“ is known.

The most important principle from this can be summarized with the formula „primum nil nocere“, which means „above all, do no harm“. In the 20th century, influenced by the misuse of medicine during Nazi rule and the Japanese occupation in China and elsewhere, the second ethical cornerstone was the Principle of informed consent added.

These ethical principles have the function of placing the well-being of the patient at the center of all considerations, loosely based on Cicero: „salus aegroti suprema lex“ - the well-being of the patient is the supreme law.

By requiring proof of vaccination against measles, the Measles Protection Act leads to a de facto compulsory measles vaccination and thus logically violates the basic principle of informed consent, because: By definition, a mandatory measure cannot be refused, which makes consent irrelevant.

The principle of doing no harm is often misunderstood. It does not consist of preventively banning all conceivable dangers, but means that a treatment may only be used if it is certain that it is very likely to bring more benefit than harm in a specific individual case.

The de facto obligation to be vaccinated against measles, which arises from the Measles Protection Act, is a clear violation of this principle, as the vaccination only brings a theoretical benefit for the person concerned, but certainly poses a measurable risk due to side effects.

... curtails the rights of children and their parents

The „Measles Protection Act“, which has been in force since March 2020, includes a de facto vaccination obligation that forces parents to have their children vaccinated against measles, especially if they want to place them in a daycare center or kindergarten.
This also applies to schoolchildren after the 9th school year.

Parents who violate this obligation to provide proof have often been fined heavily. The de facto vaccination obligation associated with the Measles Protection Act represents a gross violation of important fundamental rights, such as our right to Art. 2 GG right to physical integrity and the right to freedom of movement guaranteed in the Art. 6 GG described as „parental rights“, such as the Legal opinion by Prof. Dr. Stephan Rixen from 11.10.2019 (p. 118):

„The provisions of the (planned) Measles Protection Act on compulsory vaccination violate the fundamental rights of doctors under Article 12 (1) and Article 3 (1) of the Basic Law.„,

and the German Civil Code (BGB §1626) of the parents' right to custody of their children:

„(1) The parents have the duty and the right to care for the minor child (parental custody). Parental care includes the care of the child's person (personal care) and the child's property (property care).

(2) In their care and upbringing, the parents take into account the child's growing ability and growing need to act independently and responsibly. They discuss issues of parental care with the child, where appropriate according to the child's stage of development, and strive to reach an agreement.

(3) As a rule, contact with both parents is in the child's best interests. The same applies to contact with other people with whom the child has a bond if maintaining this is beneficial for the child's development.„

According to Art. 6 para. 2 sentence 1 GG however, the state may not interfere with the parents' right to raise their children without justification:

„The care and upbringing of children is the natural right of parents and their primary duty.„

The decision of the Federal Constitutional Court on mandatory measles vaccination of July 21, 2022 (1 BvR 469/20, 1 BvR 471/20, 1 BvR470/20, 1 BvR 472/20) has not proven that the measles vaccination is such a reason.

This is because the judges anticipated even before the grounds for the judgment that the parents in the „Health care“ „are less free to go against standards of medical reasonableness".

The court therefore judged the vaccination to be „medically reasonable“ from the outset - i.e. even before the examination - although this was precisely what the court should have examined.

The explanatory memorandum contains numerous assertions2 that are untenable from a medical-scientific point of view, e.g.

• "The measles vaccination offers reliable protection against acute measles.
• The vaccination induces an immune response comparable to that of a natural infection."
• "After successful vaccination with the live vaccine, lifelong protection against measles is assumed."
• "The effectiveness of a vaccination, vaccination reactions and vaccination complications are scientifically well researched."

All these theses are refuted by a current Cochrane review and the epidemiological data in the annual report of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC):

Pietrantonj et al: Vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella in children. Cochrane 2021

ECDC: Measles annual epidemiological report 2024

• The measles vaccination does not provide reliable protection (only 80-85% in case of direct contact with a sick person).
• The immune response after vaccination is inferior to immunity through natural infection.
• The already limited protection wears off over time.
• The effectiveness and safety of the vaccination have not been sufficiently researched. The authors of the Cochrane review
  base their statements, among other things, on observational studies, some of which are of inferior quality, and evaluate
  the evidence as low to moderate.

The statements on subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) as an alleged late consequence of measles are also scientifically more than questionable. And with the rightly cited reference to the increased complication rate of measles in infancy or the first year of life, the Federal Constitutional Court has obviously overlooked the fact that, due to the weak or absent nest protection of vaccinated mothers, measles has only become more common in infants since the introduction of vaccination.
This makes a revision of this decision by the Federal Constitutional Court unavoidable.

... as it results de facto from the Measles Protection Act is legally controversial

The Measles Protection Act also poses a threat to our self-determination and self-responsible health because it is a „Trojan horse“ that provides a blueprint for new vaccination requirements

For example, the World Health Organization could classify further „new“ pathogens as relevant to the pandemic, which will be facilitated by the German government's acceptance of the amended „WHO International Health Regulations“ in September 2025.

The argument put forward for the introduction of the Measles Protection Act and the de facto compulsory vaccination stipulated therein was an alleged decline in willingness to be vaccinated.

This argument is wrong. At that time, 97 % of children had been vaccinated at least once and 93 % twice. These figures have changed little over the last few years. This means that the vaccination coverage rate in Germany was significantly higher than in other countries where there was already a
vaccination was compulsory.

(5) „The vaccination rate for the first measles vaccination rose from 95.9 % (2008) to 96.7 % (2012) and reached 97.1 % nationwide in 2017 (as in 2016) (see Fig. 1, p. 148).„
„In 2017, 92.6 % of children were screened twice for mumps and mucus at the school entry examinations.
vaccinated against rubella.„

(6) „For example, 97.2% of children in the 2020 school entry examinations (range at federal state level: 95.3%-98.6%) had received the first vaccine dose and 92.7% (range at federal state level: 85.0%-95.8%) had also received the second vaccine dose.„

The „elimination of measles“, which is the aim according to the legal text, is also pure window dressing. Even the definition of elimination differs between different bodies. The so-called „National Verification Commission for Measles/Rubella“ (NAVKO) speaks of an indicator incidence of <1 case per 1 million inhabitants. 7

(7) „... In 2023, a total of 79 cases were reported according to the reference definition (incidence 0.9 per 1 million inhabitants) ....“

In the Publication for 2024 it says:

„... In 2024, a total of 645 cases were reported according to the reference definition (incidence 7.6 per 1 million inhabitants) ...“

However, several international studies show that complete elimination of measles is not possible,
not even by means of vaccinations. Measles outbreaks could not be prevented with high vaccination coverage rates.

(9) „This study confirmed the observation that revaccination successfully induces an antibody response in children with low or undetectable titers prior to revaccination, but it also confirmed that vaccine-induced immunity wanes rapidly.„

(9a) „In summary, neither prior vaccination nor a detectable SIR guarantee protective immunity. Measles virus can cause asymptomatic SIR in IgG-seropositive individuals. SVF led to typical or modified measles, but did not appear to have played an important role during this epidemic.„

Since August 2023, the NAVKO has also included cases with attenuated symptoms and positive PCR detection in the number of cases due to a more sensitive case definition (10), including the so-called „vaccine measles“, i.e. a measles-like skin rash after vaccination, the desired goal is now completely out of reach.
The fact that this whole construct of a supposedly possible elimination of a centuries-old childhood disease through vaccination can be nothing but a fairy tale is confirmed by the results of a more recent study from April 2024 (11):

„Our results show that the vaccine protects against measles infections for decades, but breakthrough infections are increasingly likely in people aged 15 years and older„,

which was able to prove that the diminishing protective effect of vaccinations over time leads to more frequent outbreaks of the disease.
This clearly shows that measles vaccinations have a counterproductive effect.
When justifying the measures in the Measles Protection Act, authorities and courts always refer to the
Robert Koch Institute (RKI) and its Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) as a sovereign and independent scientific authority.

However, this attribution is incorrect. The publication of the logs kept by the RKI during the coronavirus pandemic in 2024 („RKI files“) shows that these institutions did not act independently,
but are bound by the instructions of the Federal Minister of Health, an assessment that was confirmed in September 2025 in a letter from RKI President Lars Schaade to five chemistry professors.

(12) Michael Meier, Berliner Zeitung from 19.09.2025 - Professors uncover: Politics beats science at the RKI

STIKO is not free from conflicts of interest. Many of its members have received direct or indirect research funding from the pharmaceutical industry or support from NGOs such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

(13) - Bahner, Beate , „Measles vaccination and measles protection law“ Sept. 2025, ISBN: 978-3-98992-133-7 p. 86 -90

A little-known but basically scandalous fact is that all vaccine manufacturers are exempt from any product liability despite the high damage potential of vaccines, unlike the manufacturers of other medicines.

Liability for vaccination damage is assumed by the state, which considerably limits the possibilities of compensation for vaccination victims. Compulsory vaccination brings enormous financial benefits for the major pharmaceutical companies - at the expense of the general public. And that's not all: the two major pharmaceutical companies that manufacture the measles combination vaccines approved in Germany have been repeatedly fined billions of euros in recent years and decades for a variety of violations

(14) - Bahner, Beate - „Measles vaccination and measles protection law“ - Sept. 2025 - ISBN 978-3-98992-133-7 p. 99-103

(15) - Peter Gotzsche - „Deadly Medicines and Organized CrimeHow Big Pharma Has Corrupted Healthcare“ - 2014 - ISBN 978-1-84619-884-7

... is medically pointless

In the vast majority of cases, measles is a completely unspectacular childhood disease and not the extremely threatening disease that it is often portrayed as in the articles launched by many media outlets and in the propaganda films of the vaccination lobby.

The illness is usually harmless if fever reduction is avoided. Fever is an important healing reaction that should not be disturbed if at all possible. Complicated courses of measles mainly occur if, for example, the healing reaction is disturbed by reducing the fever with medication or if children have a vitamin D and vitamin A deficiency.

In the high-birth rate 1960s in West Germany, when there were still over 1 million measles cases a year, only around 50-150 deaths were reported per year, which corresponds to a very low mortality rate of 1 per 10,000.

(16) - Shepherd, Martin Dr. , „IMPFEN pro &contra“ 2023, ISBN: 978-3-426-44872-4 p.270

This was communicated by the RKI in 1999.

(17) - Hirte, Martin Dr. , „IMPFEN pro &contra“ 2023, ISBN: 978-3-426-44872-4 p.274
(18) - Bahner, Beate , „Measles vaccination and measles protection law“ Sept. 2025, ISBN: 978-3-98992-133-7 p. 63

The death rate of 1:1000 cited by the WHO or other vaccination advocates is inaccurate in this country and inadmissibly transferred from developing countries.

Since the last questionable death from measles in Germany in 2019, there has not been a single reported death. Measles deaths are a rarity in Germany and are more likely to be related to improper treatment than the disease itself. Long before the measles vaccination was introduced, the measles mortality rate in Germany had already fallen to a very low level close to zero

(19) - Buchwald, Gerhard Dr., book: „Impfen - Das Geschäft mit der Angst“, p.133 ff

Complications from measles were no longer a problem even before the introduction of vaccination. The very rare cases of complicated courses mostly affected children who were previously damaged or extremely exposed.

Once you have had measles, it leaves you with lifelong immunity, so that you are protected against a repeat measles infection for the rest of your life. In contrast, a vaccination only provides temporary protection at best, as it only induces significantly lower antibody levels and less cellular immune stimulation than a natural infection.

This provides an explanation for the fact that currently 134-2.920% of measles cases involve vaccinated people, which may also explain the new measles outbreaks that are repeatedly used to stir up fear. This clearly counterproductive effect of the measles vaccination is confirmed by a study (9a).

which shows that the decreasing protection of vaccinations over time inevitably leads to outbreaks of disease. The higher the vaccination rate against measles, the more likely local epidemics are because the vaccination does not generate permanent immunity. A vaccinated population therefore has much lower immunity than a population in which most of the people have had measles as a child. This concerns
At present, almost half of the German population, namely practically everyone born before 1970.

In the past, infants hardly ever contracted measles because they were protected by the antibodies they received through the placenta and breast milk as so-called „nest protection“, which their mothers had in sufficient quantities thanks to their own childhood measles.

Since vaccinated mothers usually have lower antibody levels and can therefore transfer fewer antibodies to their children as protection for the nest, more infants have contracted measles since the introduction of the vaccine, for whom this disease in turn entails a higher risk of complications.

Accordingly, the number of severe cases of the disease has increased worldwide since the introduction of the measles vaccine.
This situation is passed on to the next generations. In other words, once the mothers have been vaccinated against measles, the children must also be vaccinated early in order to avoid the very rare high-risk courses such as encephalitis. Vaccinated children lose the immunomodulatory benefits of measles infection.
In principle, this problem also applies to all other vaccinations against childhood diseases.

A bout of measles brings numerous natural health benefits, because measles strengthens and stabilizes the cellular immune system, which plays the main role in the immune response.
There are reports of numerous chronic diseases that can subside after a measles infection. For example, people who have had a measles infection are less likely to develop certain types of cancer, multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases or allergies.
21 After a measles infection, children often make developmental leaps as a result of which, for example, stuttering or bedwetting can disappear.

Contrary to what is commonly claimed, the measles vaccination is anything but free of side effects. In the years 2001-2012 alone, there were over 1,300 suspected reports of serious side effects and 15 suspected deaths in connection with the vaccination to the Paul Ehrlich Institute, which is responsible for vaccines.

Several doctors and scientists have compared the current figures and come to the clear conclusion that the risk of suffering a serious vaccination side effect or dying as a result of the vaccination is significantly higher than the risk of suffering a serious measles complication or even dying from measles.
Prof. (ret.) Dr. Andreas Sönnichsen has analyzed the risk situation for the current epidemiological situation
calculated as follows: From the perspective of the individual (figures based on data from 2024):

• The risk of contracting measles in Germany is currently 0.0007 % per year.
• The risk of suffering a serious measles complication is 0.0000007 % per year
  (assuming one serious complication per 1000 cases).
• The risk of dying from measles is 0.00000007 % per year, the lifetime risk is 0.000006 %
  (assuming an infection mortality rate of 0.01 %).
• The risk of suffering a serious side effect from 1,200,000 vaccinations per year is
  and approx. 50 severe adverse reactions per year 0.004 %.
  It is 6 times higher than the risk of contracting measles and 5,700 times higher than the risk,
  suffer a serious measles complication.
• The risk of dying in temporal connection with the vaccination is 0.0013 %
  (assuming 1-2 deaths per year, causality not necessarily implied).
  It is more than 200 times higher than the lifetime risk of dying from measles.
  This extremely negative risk-benefit ratio is in itself a medical contraindication for a measles vaccination, which should be confirmed for each individual child, even if they have no previous illnesses, as part of a certificate of vaccination eligibility.

To date, there has not been a single study in which the vaccine has been tested in comparison with an unvaccinated control group over a longer period of time. There are also no adequate safety studies.

In a study by high-ranking vaccination advocates from 2024, the authors admitted that no benefit/risk assessment can be made for a single vaccination because studies with sufficiently large comparison groups over a sufficiently long period of time are lacking.

(22) Salmon DA et al: Funding Postauthorization Vaccine-safety science. N Engl J Med 2024; 391.2:102-5

Vaccine manufacturers deliberately obscure vaccine safety data by never publishing a large proportion of the vaccine safety studies they commission because the results are so negative and non-publication and non-disclosure agreements have already been signed in advance with the universities or specialist groups conducting the studies.

(23) „Of the 122 institutions approached, 107 took part. There was a high consensus among administrators about the acceptability of several contract provisions related to publications. For example, more than 85 percent indicated that their office would not approve provisions that give industry sponsors the authority to revise manuscripts or decide whether results should be published. There was considerable disagreement about the acceptability of provisions allowing the sponsor to include their own statistical analyses in manuscripts (24 percent allowed it, 47 percent disapproved, and 29 percent were not sure if they should allow it), draft the manuscript (50 percent allowed it, 40 percent refused and 11 percent were not sure if they should allow it), and prohibit the investigators from disclosing data to third parties after the conclusion of the trial (41 percent allowed it, 34 percent refused and 24 percent were not sure if they should allow it). Disputes frequently arose after the agreements were signed, most often centered on payments (75 percent of administrators reported at least one such dispute in the previous year), intellectual property (30 percent) and control or access to data (17 percent).“

(24) „What offends common decency is null and void“

It should be obvious to everyone that this entails an unacceptable misleading scientific distortion.

The narrative that unvaccinated children are a danger to the general public, as we experienced in extreme form during the corona pandemic, has no medical or scientific basis. In Germany, more than 100 children die every year from various infectious diseases, but not a single one from measles. Vulnerable children, e.g. immunocompromised children, therefore die from other infections and cannot be prevented from doing so by compulsory measles vaccination.

Vaccination advocates like to argue in favor of „herd immunity“. Non-immune people would then be protected from infection by the large proportion of immune (vaccinated) fellow human beings. However, it is not permissible to use the argument of „herd immunity“, as this term, which originates from veterinary medicine, only applies to naturally contracted diseases that subsequently lead to permanent immunity.

(25) Hedrich A: Epidemic Studies: The Monthly Variation of Measles Susceptibles in Baltimore, Maryland from 1901 to 1928 - John Hopkins University, Baltimore; Maryland (USA) 1933

No vaccination produces lasting immunity, so that no disease can be eradicated. Vaccinated people can not only fall ill themselves, but also pass the pathogen on to others.

(26) „The apparent paradox is that as measles vaccination coverage increases in a population, measles becomes a disease of immunized individuals. Due to the failure rate of the vaccine and the unique transmissibility of the measles virus, it is unlikely that the currently available measles vaccine used in a single-dose strategy can completely eliminate measles. The long-term success of a two-dose vaccination strategy to eliminate measles has yet to be determined.“

This is also confirmed by figures from the RKI.

(27) Epidemic bulletin from April 2024

according to which around 15 to 22 % of infections affected vaccinated people. Across Europe, 14 % of reported measles cases were vaccinated once or twice in 2023.

(28) „In 2023, measles cases were reported in all age groups, with the highest overall proportion of
unvaccinated persons (86 %) has been observed in the last five years.„

In a measles outbreak in the USA, 18.4 % of those infected were vaccinated at least once.

(29) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: »Measles. United States, 1990«, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 1991, 40:369-372

In a similar event in Brazil, as many as 32.7 % of those infected were vaccinated.

(30) „Of the 159 patients, 107 (67.3 %) were unvaccinated and 52 (32.7 %) had received one or more doses of measles vaccine.„

The mere fact that a certain percentage (approx. 16%)

(31) „... a detectable antibody against measles and mumps was missing in 16.4 % and 22.4 % of those vaccinated, respectively ...“

If „vaccination failure“ occurs, i.e. no antibody formation takes place despite vaccination and, in addition, the antibody levels in those „successfully vaccinated“ quickly decline and thus also the immunity, there cannot be a desired immunity rate of 95 %. Even in the case of natural immunity due to a measles infection, a maximum immunity rate of 60 % is sufficient to interrupt an epidemic.

(33) „In particular, our analyses suggest that variant-specific, naturally acquired immunity played a much larger role than might have been expected based on models that make less allowance for individual differences in susceptibility and exposure to infection (recall that models that assume homogeneity increase herd immunity thresholds to 60 % and above).„

(34) „It is generally assumed that the herd immunity threshold (HIT) required to prevent resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 is above 50% in any epidemiologic setting.„

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, or SSPE for short, which is cited by the Federal Ministry of Health as an alleged late consequence of measles as an argument for the need for compulsory measles vaccination and in the justification for the BVerfG's daycare decision, is an extremely rare disease. In the years 2013 to 2022, there were only 29 cases in Germany, i.e. an average of less than 3 cases per year.

(35) Bahner, Beate, „Measles vaccination and measles protection law“ Sept. 2025, ISBN: 978-3-98992-133-7 p. 240 -258

This gradually progressive inflammation of the brain, which in most cases leads to death, is said to occur on average around 7 to 10 years after a measles infection, particularly in infancy or early childhood.

However, it is still unclear whether a previous measles infection can be held responsible for SSPE at all. The only serious study in terms of the number of cases examined comes from the USA.

(36) „In this report from the Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) Registry from 1960 to 1970, the results indicate a 50 percent association between SSPE and early measles infection (less than 2 years of age). The incidence of SSPE is one per million and the majority of patients live in the southeastern part of the United States.„

The result of the study is that the risk of contracting SSPE is almost non-existent at 1:1 million.
How the RKI then arrives at an SSPE risk of 4-11 per 100,000 measles cases is unclear. In its inappropriate risk assessment, the RKI is obviously referring to a methodologically flawed publication from 2013.
(Note from me: According to the disclaimer, the study was „funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Health for the ESPED data collection and by the Robert Koch Institute with funds from the Federal Ministry of Health (FKZ 1369-400). Employees of the Robert Koch Institute provided data on measles infections in Germany, which were reported to the Robert Koch Institute on the basis of the German Infection Protection Act. These data were used by the authors for further analysis ...“)

(37) Epidemiology of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) in Germany from 2003 to 2009: A Risk Estimation

The authors of the study were only able to analyze the very small number of only 31 cases, 17 of which were against
vaccinated against measles. Nevertheless, the RKI claims, demonstrably incorrectly: „The vaccine virus has never been detected in patients, so it can be assumed that the measles vaccination cannot cause SSPE.“

(38) „Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a disease caused by wild measles viruses that persist in the central nervous system (CNS). The vaccine virus has never been detected in patients, so it can be assumed that the measles vaccination cannot cause SSPE.“

This is not only a deliberate deception of citizens with regard to the German publication cited, because this RKI claim, which probably played a decisive role in the decision regarding compulsory vaccination, even contradicts the technical information of the pharmaceutical company Merck Sharp & Dohme on the triple measles vaccine M-M-RvaxPro, which states:

(39) „There have been reports of SSPE in children with no history of infection with wild measles virus but who had received a measles vaccine. Some of these cases could be due to unrecognized measles infection during the first year of life or to the measles vaccine.“

The lawyer Beate Bahner writes:

(40) „Bahner, Beate , „Measles vaccination and measles protection law“ Sept. 2025, ISBN: 978-3-98992-133-7 p. 255“

„How can we trust a state institution like the Robert Koch Institute when it makes statements that have been scientifically refuted for years and even contradict the manufacturer's own information?“

Psychoneuroimmunology also provides publications that clearly speak against mandatory vaccination. The results of these studies show that stress can lead to reduced antibody titres and an increased risk of vaccination side effects by reducing immune activity.

(41) „To the extent that they reported higher stress levels during the observation period, the subjects showed a poorer antibody response to the New Caledonia vaccine strain. The stress ratings on the two days before vaccination and on the day of vaccination were not related to the antibody response. However, the ten days after vaccination appeared to be a time window in which stress could influence the long-term antibody response to varying degrees. In terms of possible mediating pathways, there was little evidence of a role for cortisol release, alcohol consumption, physical activity or cigarette smoking. However, the analyses were consistent with a pattern in which feelings of stress and lack of sleep enter into a self-reinforcing cycle that ultimately weakens the humoral immune response. These results could shed light on the mechanisms by which stress increases susceptibility to infectious diseases.„

(42) „Studies by our lab and many others have identified psychological and behavioral factors as key determinants of the immune system's response to many different types of vaccines, which helps determine the side effect profile as well as efficacy.“

Parents in particular who have to have their children vaccinated against their will are exposed to considerable psychosocial pressure and transfer this to their children. Compulsory vaccination therefore also causes emotional and physical abuse of children.

From an immunological point of view, the following fear must be expressed, which generally concerns all vaccinations against childhood diseases: A long-term reduction of natural infection experiences through comprehensive vaccination programs could reduce the epigenetic imprinting and thus the immunological resilience of a population, which could increase susceptibility to new pathogens or immune dysregulation over generations.

Despite these clear medical-scientific facts and multiple arguments against the measles vaccination, doctors who are critical of the vaccination are being targeted by the judicial authorities and risk criminal proceedings simply by issuing a contraindication certificate! We consider this unacceptable.

Legal opinion - Is the vaccination obligation under the (planned) Measles Protection Act
unconstitutional?

The legal opinion by Prof. Dr. Stephan Rixen, Chair of Public Law, Social Economics and Health Law at the University of Bayreuth dated 11.10.2019 in the Long version. Here is a very abbreviated summary.

The report analyzes the constitutionality of the planned measles vaccination requirement under the Measles Protection Act (IfSchG-E). The central conclusion is that the planned mandatory vaccination is unconstitutional in its specific form. It violates the fundamental rights of children, parents and doctors.

Affected fundamental rights

The report identifies the following violations of fundamental rights:

• Fundamental right to physical integrity (Art. 2 II 1 GG): The obligation to vaccinate interferes directly with this right.
• Parental rights (Art. 6 II 1 GG): Parents lose their freedom to decide on medical measures for their children.
• Equality rights (Art. 3 I GG): Different treatment of comparable situations in day care centers, day care for children and schools is not justified.
• Professional freedom of doctors (Art. 12 I GG): Doctors are obliged to act in accordance with STIKO recommendations, even if this contradicts their medical convictions.

Regulatory mechanism and coercive structure

The planned law works via seven linked regulations that create a mechanism of increasing pressure:

• Basic obligation: ‚show‘ vaccination protection (get vaccinated)
• Obligation to provide proof to the daycare center
• Daycare center admission ban in the absence of vaccination
• Obligation to provide evidence to the health authority, subject to a fine
• Summons for consultation and request for completion
• Residence bans (with immediate enforcement)
• Data transmission to the public health department

The report criticizes the fact that the ‚voluntariness‘ of the vaccination decision is effectively nullified by the accumulation of these measures.

Criticism of proportionality

In the opinion of the expert, the law is disproportionate:

Necessity
In view of a vaccination rate of 97.1% for the first vaccination and 92.8% for the second vaccination, the question arises as to whether coercion is necessary. Optimized vaccination advice could achieve the goal without having such a drastic effect. The second vaccination is particularly problematic for children who are already immune after the first vaccination - this only serves to protect others.

Reasonableness
The provisions are unreasonable because: (a) the protection concept is not implemented consistently (different treatment of daycare centers and child daycare despite a comparable situation); (b) combination vaccines against other diseases (MMR/MMRV instead of just measles) are used, which leads to a tacit expansion.

Rule of law and democratic deficiencies

Special feature
The law refers centrally to the recommendations of the Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) without making it clear which parts of these apply and how this relates to the recommendations of the Saxon Vaccination Commission (SIKO). This leads to unacceptable uncertainty in terms of the rule of law.

Delegation
The STIKO becomes the actual legislator through the referrals, determining the scope and content of mandatory vaccination without effective control by parliament. This contradicts the democratic principle of the Basic Law.

The combination vaccine problem

A central problem: the law allows combination vaccines across the board. As these are apparently only available in Germany (currently MMR or MMRV), the law tacitly allows unlimited expansion. The pharmaceutical industry could add further diseases in future without the law regulating this. Compulsory vaccination against measles thus becomes a de facto compulsory vaccination against multiple diseases without this being regulated transparently.

Conclusion

The report comes to the conclusion that the planned measles vaccination requirement in its current form is based on unconstitutional in several ways is.

The law

• violates fundamental rights
• is not sufficiently defined
• not democratically legitimized
• not proportionate

Particularly critical are the

• Lack of consistency of the regulatory concept
• Tacit expansion through combination vaccines
• Delegation of legislation to the STIKO.

The expert advocates a constitutionally compliant new regulation that is less restrictive of fundamental rights and more consistent.

Developments since 2019

Federal Constitutional Court (2022)

In a ruling on July 21, 2022, the Federal Constitutional Court confirmed that the measles vaccination requirement is constitutional and dismissed four lawsuits brought by affected families. The judges in Karlsruhe considered the interference with fundamental rights to be reasonable and therefore justified.

The combination vaccine problem has become a reality

The measles single vaccine „Measles Vaccine Live“ is no longer available, the distributor returned the license. This means that the last individual measles vaccine will disappear from Europe and parents will no longer have an alternative to a de facto compulsory vaccination with combination vaccines (MMR/MMRV). The Doctors for individual vaccination decisions e. V. has published this on its information page Measles and diphtheria: As usual for vaccine approval studies, no clinical proof of efficacy thematized.

This is precisely what Rixen had criticized as a hidden, unlimited extension of compulsory vaccination.

RKI balance sheet after 5 years (2025)

After five years of compulsory measles vaccination, the results are mixed: vaccination rates have risen, but despite increased vaccination rates, Germany recorded a significant increase in measles infections to more than 560 cases last year. Five years of compulsory measles vaccination: a critical review.

The vaccination rate of doubly vaccinated children aged 24 months rose from 70 % (2019) to 77 % (2023), and for 6-year-olds to 92 % (2023), according to the Yellow List 5 years of compulsory measles vaccination: a partial success for public health protection. However, the WHO's 95% mark was not reached.

Critical side effects

An analysis also revealed social inequalities: Those with lower levels of education or income often had less knowledge about mandatory vaccination and higher levels of stress due to sanctions. Around 10-12 % of parents expressed anger about the obligation and in some cases also refused other vaccinations.

Triggered status

The Federal Constitutional Court commented on one detail: the Infection Protection Act only allows combinations as is common today, i.e. with mumps, rubella and chickenpox, but not with other additional diseases. The judges consider combination vaccinations to be „fundamentally beneficial to children“, as they are recommended by the STIKO, as can be read in Federal Constitutional Court approves compulsory measles vaccination for nursery children.

Fazite

The BVerfG has approved compulsory vaccination, but Prof. Dr. Stephan Rixen was right about the combination vaccine problem: the single vaccine has indeed disappeared. The practical effectiveness is limited (target rates not achieved, but vaccination rates increased).