Monday, April 10, 2023

Swiss no longer recommend Covid vaccination

Switzerland's Office of Public Health is not recommending Covid vaccination for spring and summer 2023, even for high-risk individuals. Those at especially high risk can still get the vaccine following a doctor's recommendation; others who wish to be vaccinated may do so at their own expense. 

Coronavirus: Vaccination | Federal Office of Public Health FOPH:

April 3, 2023 - "In principle, no COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for spring/summer 2023. People at especially high risk can receive a vaccination following an individual consultation with their doctor....

"Nearly everyone in Switzerland has been vaccinated and/or contracted and recovered from COVID-19. Their immune system has therefore been exposed to the coronavirus. In spring/summer 2023, the virus will likely circulate less. The current virus variants also cause rather mild illness. For autumn 2023, the vaccination recommendation will be evaluated again and adjusted accordingly....


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"[I]t is also not currently recommended for people at especially high risk to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. They can, however, receive a vaccination following an individual consultation with their doctor. Vaccination may be wise in individual cases, as it improves protection against developing severe COVID-19 for several months. This applies regardless of the number of vaccinations you have already received.

"People at especially high risk include:

  • People aged 65 or over
  • People aged 16 or over with a chronic condition
  • People aged 16 or over with Down’s syndrome
  • Pregnant women

"If a wave of infection were to emerge in spring/summer 2023, the vaccination recommendation would be adjusted....

"The COVID-19 vaccination can be given from 6 months after the last COVID-19 vaccination or from 6 months after a known coronavirus infection..... We advise you to get vaccinated with a bivalent (i.e. variant-adapted) mRNA vaccine or with the protein-based Novavax vaccine. Which vaccine(s) you have previously received is of no importance here.... If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have a severely weakened immune system, you should get yourself vaccinated with an mRNA vaccine....

"[N]o COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for spring/summer 2023. People who want to get vaccinated without a recommendation (e.g. for a trip) can get the vaccination but have to pay for it themselves....

"[If you are] someone at especially high risk, you can receive a vaccination following an individual consultation with your doctor. A vaccination recommended by your doctor is free of charge for you and is covered by compulsory health insurance."

Read more: https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epidemien/novel-cov/impfen.html

1 comment:

  1. Why would they recommend mRNA gene therapy to ANYONE?

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