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Why Swiss participation in WHO’s Covid-19 vaccine plan matters

Thomas Cueni, director general of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (IFPMA), says Swiss participation is vital. Given its role as host country to the WHO and the Gavi Vaccine Alliance organisation, as well as co-chair (with Singapore) of the Friends of COVAX External link, “I personally feel that Switzerland was a little bit late in announcing its support for the COVAX Facility,” he told swissinfo.ch.

Switzerland was not on the WHO’s initial list on September 21 of countries that had signed up, causing a few raised eyebrows. However, it announced External link a few days later that it had joined the vaccine pool. A spokesman for the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) told swissinfo.ch that the delay was due to the “signing process” and that Bern’s commitment is “firm”.

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/why-swiss-participation-in-who-s-covid-19-vaccine-plan-matters-/46140342