The report is a criticism of the recent statements made by Thomas Mertens, head of the German Standing Vaccination Commission (STIKO) a recent interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). In the interview, Mertens was asked, “If you had a seven or eight-year-old child, would you have them vaccinated?” To which Mertens answered, “Well, I probably wouldn’t get them vaccinated right now.”