Since 1 March 2020, children aged one or older entering a daycare center or a school in Germany must show proof of vaccination against measles or a doctor’s certificate of immunity. Parents who do not comply can be fined up to 2,500 euros.
On 21 July 2022 the Federal Constitutional Court ruled that the requirement is proportionate. The legislature had given priority to protecting people at risk, and the court called this a public interest of high rank.