11 minutes agoInoculation Begins Today in Switzerland
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(5 years ago)On Tuesday afternoon, the first doses of vaccines against the Coronavirus -- 107,000 doses -- arrived in Switzerland. While the official mass vaccine scheme is set to begin on 4 January, several cantons will begin the vaccine process as early as December 23rd. Some, as discovered, will not start their vaccination campaigns [...]
While the official mass vaccine scheme is set to begin on 4 January, several cantons will begin the vaccine process as early as December 23rd.
Some, as discovered, will not start their vaccination campaigns until later with Vaud, NidWalden and Grabüden set to begin on January 11th.
According to the Swiss daily “20 Minutes”, Appenzhel Innerhoden and Lucerne will start vaccinating high-risk individuals Wednesday, December 23rd, albinfo.ch conveys.
What will be the distribution process throughout Switzerland?
The start of a “vaccine programme is extremely complicated logistically”, said Swiss Health Minister Alain Berset.
This is due to infrastructure that must be decided to store, distribute and manage vaccines.
In recent months, we have prepared infrastructure with extremely cold storage”, said Aschbach.
“Once the vaccines are delivered, conservation and vaccine will be the responsibility of cantonal authorities”.
If necessary, the army will also provide ice to secure the doses, since most countries have no specialised freezes needed to keep vaccines at extremely low temperatures.
Pfizer vaccine, for example, must be held at -80 degrees Celsius.
