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Some flu-vaccine deliveries to Switzerland are delayed this autumn, affecting about 40% of doses, according to RTS. The Federal Office of Public Health says there should still be enough vaccines for everyone who wants one before the seasonal flu wave begins.
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Healthcare
Some flu-vaccine deliveries to Switzerland are delayed, affecting about 40% of doses, according to RTS. Health authorities say there should still be enough vaccine for everyone who wants protection before the seasonal flu wave begins.
Le News
Public health
Switzerland’s Federal Office of Public Health expects the seasonal flu wave to arrive around mid-December, while Covid-19 infections are already increasing in some regions. Flu and RSV remain at low levels for now, but authorities say the eventual scale of the winter wave will depend on immunity, circulating variants and weather conditions.
SWI swissinfo.ch
Climate
Switzerland’s hottest summer on record was linked to roughly 600 excess deaths between June and September, with the first June heatwave proving especially deadly and people under 65 also affected. The figures underline the country’s growing public-health exposure to extreme heat.
SWI swissinfo.ch
Public health
A University of Geneva-led analysis indicates that almost 35% of mpox samples tested in the Democratic Republic of the Congo contained viral DNA from environmental contamination rather than a genuine infection, with implications for outbreak surveillance.
SWI swissinfo.ch
Agriculture
Twenty Swiss pig farms must cull their herds after an outbreak of enzootic pneumonia affected holdings in six cantons. The disease poses no danger to humans, but movement restrictions have been imposed on dozens of other farms.
SWI swissinfo.ch
