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For the third time, voters have confirmed the corona policy of SP Minister of Health Alain Berset (51) with their yes to the Covid 19 law. Even though the corona situation has now eased, the population still wants to be prepared if the situation deteriorates again.
The federal government is also closely following developments and is working on its new corona vaccination strategy in view of the colder season. The Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) considers a resurgence in the incidence of infections likely. Not only due to the existing, but also new omicron subvariants, “further waves of infection can be expected in autumn/winter 2023,” BAG spokeswoman Céline Reymond told Blick. The high level of immunity of the population should limit the pressure on the health system in the next waves, according to the evaluation.
Nevertheless, vaccination continues: “For the fall/winter season, the most likely scenario is that people who are particularly at risk are recommended a vaccination dose in the fall,” says Reymond. The main points of the vaccination advice for this autumn will only be finalized and communicated in the course of the summer.
Where the federal government assumed 1 to 2 million vaccinations at the beginning of the year, it has now adjusted the figures slightly downwards. Based on previous experience, “the number should be 1 to 1.5 million,” says Reymond. Demand is influenced by several factors. For example, if the epidemiological situation deteriorates, the demand for vaccination is likely to increase.
The federal government has procured enough vaccine doses — a total of 61 million doses by the end of 2023. By April, about 17 million had been vaccinated, 8 million passed, and 15 million destroyed or blocked. The rest is in stock or will be delivered. The federal government will therefore still have a few million cans in stock by 2024.
Yet the federal government is already considering phasing out vaccination activities. According to a planning note from BAG in January, the transition to regular supply structures should take place in 2024 and the free market should play a role in corona vaccination. “The federal government is then no longer responsible for purchasing and the cantons are no longer responsible for the organisation,” explains Reymond. “As with all other vaccines, both are being taken over by the private market.”
Purchasing and distribution would then take place via private logistics or pharmaceutical logistics, as is currently the case with flu vaccination. Each spade would then be reimbursed through individual billing through health insurance companies.
It is not yet certain when exactly the transition to normal operation will take place. “Clarifications to set a date are ongoing,” says Reymond. According to previous planning, it is clear: “The BAG is committed to the transition to the regular supply structures for the 2024/25 season and is discussing this with the manufacturers.”
However, the BAG does not want to comment on the content of the ongoing talks until they are completed. However, it should be about what happens to federal vaccine doses during transition. In the best-case scenario, prices are also a problem, because then the vaccine products would have to be included on the BAG specialty list.
Source:Blick
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