Flu vaccination: protection for one season
January is usually the flu season but it reaches its peak in February when the outbreak is usually at its worst. Although physicians advise getting vaccinated in the autumn, you can still benefit fro...
Vaccination against whooping cough
Whooping cough (pertussis) can affect people of any age. In recent years, the number of reported cases of this serious respiratory tract infection has increased almost continuously in Switzerland. Am...
What to do if you lost your vaccination card?
A vaccination card contains vital information about the kind and number of vaccinations an individual has received and when further vaccinations are due. Many vaccinations require subsequent booster ...
National Flu Vaccination Day 2017
On Friday 3 November 2017, this year's National Flu Vaccination Day takes place. It will run under the slogan "Protecting Ourselves and Others!" Many surgeries will be offering flu vaccinations witho...
Get vaccinated against measles
Measles is an extremely contagious viral infection that is acute, i.e. occurs suddenly, and is easily transmitted. For this reason, people who have caught measles must stay at home. Measles is not a ...
Why you should get vaccinated
A vaccine or immunisation is the only effective preventive measure against infectious diseases. By vaccinating more and more people, a massive reduction in several infectious diseases has been achiev...
Recommended vaccination against hepatitis A
Since the beginning of 2017, the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has recorded two and a half times more cases of hepatitis A than in the previous year. Hepatitis A is an infectious disease cau...
Pneumococcal vaccination
In its official weekly bulletin, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has informed in the issue of 22 May 2017 that the number of pneumococcal diseases in Switzerland has increased by aro...
Chickenpox: harmless to children, dangerous to pregnant women
Chickenpox - also known as varicella - is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella zoster virus. This infectious disease is spread by direct person-to-person contact. It is transmitted by ...
European Immunisation Week from 24-30 April 2017
During European Immunisation Week (EIW) from 24 to 30 April 2017, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) recommends that people get their vaccination status checked and updated by a physici...