Health
RKI offers new online tool on vaccination events in Germany
The RKI’s new online tool called “VacMap” has been available since December and provides an overview of the distribution of routine vaccinations. photo
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Vaccinations such as those against measles or rubella are routine in Germany. The Robert Koch Institute is now offering a new online tool for an overview of vaccination rates.
“VacMap is currently visualizing vaccination rates for the infant and child vaccinations recommended by the Standing Vaccination Commission with the data status of the last routine report,” said the RKI in a report. The quotas for young people and adults should also follow soon and the tool should be supplemented with information on other standard vaccinations.
Using filter settings, VacMap makes it possible to visualize and compare data by year of birth, age group, vaccination status and region in the form of graphs and maps.
The RKI has been evaluating billing data from the statutory health insurance associations to record vaccination rates in the population for almost 20 years. According to the authority, the evaluations are based on nationwide statutory medical billing data from those with statutory health insurance, which are transmitted to the RKI by the associations of statutory health insurance physicians.