Voivods across the country seem decision to impose a fine against parents absolving itself from vaccination of children. Only in Silesia built on the education of parents. Depending on the region, the fine ranges from 100 zł to 5 thousand. zł.
A spokesman for the Pomorskie Province Office in Gdańsk, Roman Nowak reported that the voivodship office 30 fines imposed in order to compel parents to vaccinate children. As reported to the governor has already received more than 150 applications District Sanitary Inspectors to initiate enforcement proceedings (enforcement orders are issued for each parent separately), and the “number of the requests it grows exponentially.” – It is expected that the coming months will be imposed another fine – he added.
He stressed that “the penalty of fine is not a tool to compel parents to fulfill the statutory duty”. The provisions indicated is the same deadline to pay a fine and have your child immunized. With pay a fine releases only child vaccinated. In contrast, pay a fine not exempt from vaccination and a fine may be imposed repeatedly.
A parent may submit a complaint to the Minister of Health; if the minister does not repeal the decision, the parent can still appeal to the administrative court. The complaint, however, does not suspend the enforcement proceedings. If the fine is not paid, the bailiff enforce it.
Deputy Director of the Provincial Sanitary-Epidemiological Station (WSEZ) in Gdansk, Anna Obuchowska reported that in Pomerania in 2015 there was already 1771 children who have not been vaccinated because of parents’ evasion of statutory duty; in 2014. was 1466. It stated that “this difference may be due to a diverse number of children in the annals of the vaccinated”.
She informed that prior to referral to enforcement proceedings, parents are invited to voluntarily vaccinate a child.
In the Podlasie in the first quarter of this year. issued 10 decisions on punishing parents who do not vaccinate children – said a spokeswoman for the governor of Podlaskie Joanna Pilcicka. The fine orzekanej for the first time is usually 100-150 zł, others are higher. 10 consecutive cases of punishment of fines is in progress. At the end of 2014. Niezaszczepienia recorded 404 cases.
In the province. Opole parents penalties are imposed by the State Sanitary Inspectorate on the basis of an agreement signed with the provincial governor. WSSE in Opole reported that so far eight penalties imposed. Urszula Posmyk said that in each of these cases for each parent was fined in the amount of 500 zł.
As reported by Jacek Michalak from the Lodz voivodship office, provincial governor of Lodz in 2014. Issued a decision to impose a 42 fines. In seven cases, the fine amounted to 300 zł (imposed by both parents jointly and severally), 35 – 200 zł for each parent. Registered 7 cases, payment of fines, and the two were discontinued due to the implementation of vaccination.
In Wielkopolska province governor until the end of March 2015. Issued 110 decisions on the imposition of fines on parents in the amount of 420 zł. As a spokesman for the governor gave Thomas Stube, eight cases were referred to the Administrative Court of the four cases, the court rejected the complaint, and the rest are pending.
Province governor 500-zloty fine imposed on the parents of 29 children. – Currently, appeals, because the parents, in which fines were imposed by a complaint – said a spokesman for the governor John Brodowski.
Third Quarter of Krakow Councillor Luke Wantuch suggested that the implementation of compulsory vaccination, was one of the criteria for acceptance into nurseries and kindergartens. Additional criteria may be introduced during the next year at the earliest pre-recruitment, provided that a resolution to take councilors.
In Lubuskie in the past and this year issued a decision on imposing a fine in the amount of 500 zł to eight families. In any case filed against the decision to impose a fine to the Minister of Health – Regional Office announced in Gorzow Wielkopolski.
In the province. Świętokrzyskie still not formally imposed a fine on any parent. Several investigations related to the procedure to impose a fine on parents leads on behalf of the governor Provincial Sanitary-Epidemiological Station in Kielce – the governor spokeswoman Agata Wojda.
Mazowieckie Province Governor, at the request of Płońsk county sanitary inspectorate, a fine imposed so far on one family repealing the obligation of vaccination of children. The family has to pay 500 zł and to cover the costs. The family appealed the decision to the Minister of Health. To the Governor of Mazowieckie not received more requests for punishment.
As reported Director of the Provincial Sanitary-Epidemiologicznje in Olsztyn Janusz Dzisko, since February 2014. Until now issued 33 decisions imposing a fine. In the course of the next approx. 100 proceedings.
The spokesman for the governor Kujawsko- Pomorskie Michalek Bartholomew reported that in 2014. In the region Kuyavian-issued 99 fines associated with nieszczepieniem children by their parents for a total amount of 49.5 thousand. zł. In the first quarter of 2015 years of such fines were imposed 26 in the amount of 13 thousand. zł.
Lower Silesia Sanepid this year launched 93 proceedings against parents who are not vaccinated children. Last year, 400 such proceedings started. As spokeswoman said the Provincial Sanitary-Epidemiological Station in Wroclaw Magdalena Mieszkowska, the procedure begins by sending a warning to parents, then imposed financial penalties – 500 zł for each child and each parent (with a family of four is 2 thousand. Zł).
In the province. Lublin in last. year sanel issued – in behalf of the Governor of Lublin – 38 decisions imposing fines in the amount of 500 zł for parents of children who have not been vaccinated. – We do not have the data, how many of those fines were downloaded – said Bozena Kess, head of the Department of Epidemiology Provincial Sanitary-Epidemiological Station in Lublin.
The Governor of West Pomeranian leads 43 proceedings against parents absolving itself from vaccination of children. In 90 per cent. proceedings parents submit complaints and allegations. As reported the press service of the governor, none of the 31 so far punished parents did not pay the fine. Fine imposed by the West Pomeranian voivode is 300 zł for each parent. In 2015. 13.5 thousand in total were imposed. zł penalties.
A spokeswoman for the Regional Sanitary-Epidemiological Station in Rzeszów Dorothy Gibała announced that Podkarpaciu have not yet imposed a fine for evading compulsory vaccination of children. She pointed out that the county sanitary-epidemiological stations “are interested in the parents or guardians who do not report despite calls to vaccination.”
The only province that does not penalize parents and educate – is Silesia. Silesian province governor not yet imposed any penalty for evading vaccination of children. Silesian spokeswoman Beata Kempa sanepidu explains that the region is carried out intensive education among in clinics. She noted that interest grew sanel vaccines against measles after the publicity in the media cases.
Jan Bondar said that Poland is the leading countries in the world in terms of wyszczepialności. The basic vaccination at the age of zero to 12 years of age are performed in approx. 95 per cent. children, and in the case of measles is up to 99 percent.
He said that last year the GIS directed to both parents 4 thousand. 81 warnings ws. Compulsory vaccination and 901 requests to the governor for enforcement of requirements for vaccination. In 2014 years was imposed 12 penalties, and a lot of things still in progress. GIS does not have data for the current year.
He admitted that “the punishment is not a ‘smart’ way of promoting vaccination, but it is the obligation to enforce that serves the public health.” He believes that the key is to convince parents that what they read on the internet about the dangers of vaccination is not true. Vaccination against whom the parents probably the most opposed to, this is the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) and hepatitis B the executed immediately after birth.
– Vaccination not only serves to protect my child, but also those children who can not be vaccinated because of age or health status, and for which a seemingly trivial disease or medium to be deadly – he stressed.
Pediatrician, Consultant. Vaccination Dr. Barbara Białynicka-Birula from Gdansk argues that supports the argument for vaccination for the prevention of dangerous diseases. But does not see any reasons for nieszczepieniem. – Vaccination among put an end to the scourge of humanity, which was chicken pox – justifies.
She stressed that many studies have not confirmed the association distributed between vaccination against measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and the incidence of autism. – The problem was blown and now the parents are associated with autism not only with the vaccine, but with all other vaccines – she added.
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