Zurich: Switzerland has agreed to buy 150,000 doses COVID-19 Johnson & Johnson’s vaccines will arrive this week and will be distributed to regional officials next week, the government said on Wednesday.
Switzerland has so far relied on vaccines pfizer-biontech And moderna Standard vector jabs from Johnson & Johnson using new mRNA technology are also considered to persuade more people to vaccinate.
“People age 12 and older are still recommended to be vaccinated with the mRNA vaccine primarily because it provides a very high level of protection and is very safe,” the Federal Office of Public Health said.
But it noted that health experts had recommended the J&K vaccine to all persons above 18 years of age who cannot be vaccinated with mRNA vaccine for medical reasons or who decline mRNA vaccine.
Pregnant women and people with immunodeficiency were still recommended to use one of the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer or Moderna.
Switzerland and smaller neighbor Liechtenstein have recorded nearly 840,000 infections and nearly 10,700 deaths from COVID-19 since the coronavirus pandemic began. About 58% of the population is fully vaccinated.
Switzerland has so far relied on vaccines pfizer-biontech And moderna Standard vector jabs from Johnson & Johnson using new mRNA technology are also considered to persuade more people to vaccinate.
“People age 12 and older are still recommended to be vaccinated with the mRNA vaccine primarily because it provides a very high level of protection and is very safe,” the Federal Office of Public Health said.
But it noted that health experts had recommended the J&K vaccine to all persons above 18 years of age who cannot be vaccinated with mRNA vaccine for medical reasons or who decline mRNA vaccine.
Pregnant women and people with immunodeficiency were still recommended to use one of the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer or Moderna.
Switzerland and smaller neighbor Liechtenstein have recorded nearly 840,000 infections and nearly 10,700 deaths from COVID-19 since the coronavirus pandemic began. About 58% of the population is fully vaccinated.
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