Vaccination Committee Chairman: Vaccination strategy was successful

President Christoph Berger of the Vaccination Commission draws a positive conclusion about the Swiss vaccination strategy: “Our goal has always been to prevent as many serious diseases as possible through vaccination, so that the health system is not overloaded.”

In an interview with the Tamedia newspapers, the chairman of the Federal Commission on Immunization (Ekif) said the focus on the people most at risk has paid off. “We have convinced the risk groups of the vaccination better than other countries.”

At the same time, it is clear that undesirable consequences of vaccination can occur. “And yes, we need to take these people and their suffering seriously and help them as well,” Berger said. As with Long-Covid, there is no uniform diagnosis that applies to all those affected, which is why individual treatments are necessary.

“After two years, it is clear that the benefit of the vaccination far outweighs the risk,” Berger continued. “That applies to the entire population, but of course it looks different for individuals who are affected.”

Since there is no longer a threatening pandemic situation, everyone must decide for themselves whether they want to get vaccinated. “Today the Covid vaccination is like the flu or tick vaccination, ie TBE: each person must recognize their risk and decide for themselves.”

People at risk would be well protected against serious illnesses for a few weeks with the Covid vaccination. “But for younger, healthy people, the vaccination hardly makes a difference,” says Berger.

(sda)