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Now things are happening in rapid succession: the Covid 19 vaccine should already be available in Lucerne and Freiburg in the coming days. The population is not yet particularly enthusiastic about vaccines, so the Federal Council wants to set a good example.
It is well known that mills in Switzerland grind slowly. But sometimes it goes really fast, and then everyone who is used to slow mills starts turning. On Saturday, Swissmedic, the drug licensing authority, staged a coup. Switzerland was the first country in the world to approve Pfizer / Biontech’s Covid-19 vaccine in an orderly process, the authority proudly announced. Health Minister Alain Berset is also pleased with the “good news” in a Twitter statement and emphasizes that vaccinations could “begin in the next few days.” Therefore, it is putting pressure on the cantons that are in charge of distributing the vaccines.