article_snippet: South Germany is currently in the middle of a debate about whether vaccinations should be made compulsory after a recent outbreak of a virus.
article_snippet: In the US public health officials are struggling to persuade more parents vaccinate parents children.
article_snippet: In some states, the number of parents seeking exemptions from school attendance vaccination requirements has been inching up.
article_snippet: The rise has come despite unsettling outbreaks of some vaccine-preventable diseases that had nearly disappeared from the United States. '