Vaccination Commission President Berger
Corona vaccination strategy was successful
Vaccination Commission President Christoph Berger 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.”
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Vaccination Commission President Christoph Berger 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.” (archive image)
In an interview with the Tamedia newspapers, the President of the Federal Commission for Vaccination (Ekif) said that the focus on the people most at risk has paid off. “We have convinced the risk groups better than other countries of the vaccination.”
At the same time, it is clear that undesirable vaccination consequences can occur. “And yes, we have to take these people and their suffering seriously and help them too,” said Berger. 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, each person must decide for themselves whether they want to be vaccinated. “Today, the Covid vaccination is like the vaccination against flu or ticks.” People at risk would be well protected from serious illness for a few more weeks. “But for younger, healthy people, the vaccination hardly makes a difference,” said Berger.
(SDA)