Switzerland No Longer Recommends COVID-19 Vaccination

Switzerland no longer recommends COVID-19 vaccination even if the world is still battling the pandemic.

The country's Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) announced that the vaccine is no longer recommended even for people at high risk starting this spring. Swiss authorities attributed this decision to the number of citizens vaccinated against the disease and those who have developed natural immunity from the virus.

"In principle, no COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for spring/summer 2023. Nearly everyone in Switzerland has been vaccinated and/or contracted and recovered from COVID-19. Their immune system has therefore been exposed to the coronavirus," the FOPH wrote on its website.

The public health officials also backed their decision with data pointing to the virus likely circulating less this year. Furthermore, the newer virus variants cause milder illness than the earlier strains, including Delta.