Outlook for corona vaccine: BAG names specific time frame for first-time vaccination



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After approval, the Federal Office wants to speed up vaccination. But due to the high costs, there is a new dispute between the federal government and the cantons.

By spring, people in Switzerland who want to get the Corona vaccine should also get vaccinated.

By spring, people in Switzerland who want to be vaccinated against Corona should also get vaccinated.

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Things should go fast once a vaccine is approved in Switzerland. According to the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG), the coronavirus vaccination campaign could begin in January, and just a few months later, most people in Switzerland should already be vaccinated. For the first time, the BAG offers a specific time frame: “We assume that everyone who wants to get vaccinated, including the general population, can do so in early summer.”

It is clear that the risk groups are vaccinated first: the elderly and those with chronic diseases. Who receives it depends on the availability of vaccines and their delivery. Because this is staggered according to the BAG.

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