Nassauer A, Ley S, Quast U (2000): Rechtssicherheit beim Impfen. [Legal security in vaccination]
Notfall Medizin 26 (9): 404-407.

A recently published judgement by the Federal Court of Justice has now clarified numerous open questions with regard to vaccination recommendations and patient information. The case the court had to deal with concerned a child who was given an oral polio vaccine and subsequently developed postvaccinal poliomyelitis. The present article explains the major points of the judgement that are of relevance for the practitioner.