https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The WHO's European director warned Friday that the Covid-19 pandemic won't end until at least 70 percent of people are vaccinated, and criticised Europe's vaccine rollout as "too slow". https://www.thelocal.ch/20210529/pandemic-wont-be-over-until-70-percent-are-vaccinated-who-director Sat, 29 May 2021 14:50:51 +0200 pandemic-wont-be-over-until-70-percent-are-vaccinated-who-director The Swiss canton of Zurich has released 30,000 new vaccination appointments in pharmacies. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210519/zurich-releases-30000-new-vaccination-appointments-in-pharmacies Wed, 19 May 2021 16:44:58 +0200 zurich-releases-30000-new-vaccination-appointments-in-pharmacies Swiss health authorities believe children as young as 10 should be able to make their own decisions about the Covid-19 vaccine. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210517/children-in-switzerland-could-get-vaccinated-at-age-10-even-if-parents-refuse Mon, 17 May 2021 15:24:14 +0200 children-in-switzerland-could-get-vaccinated-at-age-10-even-if-parents-refuse US vaccine company Moderna has informed Switzerland of upcoming delivery delays, forcing tens of thousands of appointments to be cancelled. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210422/switzerland-cancels-thousands-of-vaccination-appointments-after-moderna-delivery-delay Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:12:02 +0200 switzerland-cancels-thousands-of-vaccination-appointments-after-moderna-delivery-delay Authorities in at least two Swiss cantons have opened up vaccinations to younger members of the general public. The change was made due to the increasing number of serious Covid cases among younger people. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210421/swiss-cantons-to-start-vaccinating-younger-people-after-increase-in-severe-covid-cases Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:28:59 +0200 swiss-cantons-to-start-vaccinating-younger-people-after-increase-in-severe-covid-cases As at Thursday noon, 12,000 vaccination appointments - around one in eight of those available for the month - is still free in Zurich for the month of April. Health officials have called on those eligible to book a slot. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210408/one-in-eight-vaccination-appointments-still-available-in-zurich-in-april Thu, 08 Apr 2021 16:41:34 +0200 one-in-eight-vaccination-appointments-still-available-in-zurich-in-april As of Monday, members of the general public can register to be vaccinated for the coronavirus in Zurich. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210329/zurich-launches-coronavirus-vaccination-registration-to-general-public Mon, 29 Mar 2021 16:50:36 +0200 zurich-launches-coronavirus-vaccination-registration-to-general-public The World Health Organization on Thursday slammed Europe's vaccine rollout as "unacceptably slow" and said it was prolonging the pandemic as the region sees a "worrying" surge in coronavirus infections. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210401/europes-slow-vaccine-rollout-is-prolonging-the-pandemic-as-infections-surge Thu, 01 Apr 2021 17:58:27 +0200 europes-slow-vaccine-rollout-is-prolonging-the-pandemic-as-infections-surge As at April 1st, just over 16 percent of the Swiss population has been vaccinated - with six percent receiving both doses. How do you prove you have been vaccinated? https://www.thelocal.ch/20210401/how-do-you-prove-you-have-been-vaccinated-in-switzerland Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:00:56 +0200 how-do-you-prove-you-have-been-vaccinated-in-switzerland A new tool using official information from Swiss health authorities lets you see how long you’ll be waiting until you get the jab. At current rates, most of the general public us won’t be vaccinated until 2022. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210316/coronavirus-when-will-i-get-vaccinated-in-switzerland Tue, 16 Mar 2021 20:18:05 +0100 coronavirus-when-will-i-get-vaccinated-in-switzerland General practitioners (GPs) or family doctors are now able to administer coronavirus vaccinations. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210309/switzerland-coronavirus-vaccinations-now-available-at-gps-in-zug Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:56:32 +0100 switzerland-coronavirus-vaccinations-now-available-at-gps-in-zug Europeans may be allowed to travel more freely this summer with a new digital vaccination passport in a plan set to be laid out by the European Commission. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210301/green-pass-european-commission-to-propose-eu-wide-vaccine-passports-for-summer Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:44:31 +0100 green-pass-european-commission-to-propose-eu-wide-vaccine-passports-for-summer Switzerland has registered two deaths from measles this year, health authorities said Thursday, stressing the importance of vaccinating against the highly contagious disease. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190502/two-die-from-measles-in-switzerland-as-cases-rise-health-vaccinations Fri, 03 May 2019 00:09:57 +0200 two-die-from-measles-in-switzerland-as-cases-rise-health-vaccinations Switzerland's main health authority has issued new warnings and guidelines to deal with the rising threat of ticks. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190204/swiss-government-extends-vaccination-area-for-tick-borne-encephalitis-as-cases-increase Mon, 04 Feb 2019 14:25:42 +0100 swiss-government-extends-vaccination-area-for-tick-borne-encephalitis-as-cases-increase