Tightening measures for compliance with vaccination in Serbia

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When the anti-vaccination lobby started in 2012 its campaign against the mandatory measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination in Serbia, coverage fell below the EU targeted threshold of 95% and an outbreak of measles occurred at the end of 2014. As a response, the government tightened the legislation, but failed to implement a promotional campaign to strengthen trust in the national vaccination programme.

Author: Ljiljana Stokić Pejin