In the last month, the Greek¹ and Italian² Ministries of Health have expressed concern about increasing numbers of parents refusing to vaccinate their children against preventable infectious diseases. But their policy responses have been very different. Greece moved from a paternalist approach to child vaccinations to a more laissez faire one. Child vaccination has been mandatory since 1999 and children were only allowed to avoid vaccination for certified medical reasons. But at the end of May, 2017, the left-wing Syriza-led government proposed that parents be able to opt out of vaccinating their children.

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对南欧日益增加的疫苗怀疑态度采取不同的政策应对措施

在上个月，希腊卫生部¹和意大利卫生部²对越来越多的父母拒绝为孩子接种可预防的传染病疫苗表示关注。但是他们的政策反应却截然不同。希腊已从家长式的儿童疫苗接种方式转变为自由放任的疫苗接种方式。自1999年以来，儿童接种疫苗是强制性的，并且仅允许儿童出于经认证的医疗原因避免接种疫苗。但是在2017年5月底，由左翼的Syriza领导的政府提议父母可以选择不给孩子接种疫苗。