Measles in Switzerland – progress made, but communication challenges lie ahead

By learning from CAM physicians, we could improve the quality of our vaccination counselling, and health authorities should be able to avoid unnecessary vaccination mandates in Switzerland.

Measles outbreaks: plea for a regular check of the vaccination booklet

Switzerland is well on the way to achieving the World Health Organization’s measles elimination target. To reach this, however, we need to close the vaccination gaps, particularly among young adults.

Swiss paediatrician survey on complementary medicine

In Switzerland, complementary medicine is officially recognised within the healthcare system and mainly practised in conjunction with conventional medicine. As in other countries, there is high demand for and use of complementary medicine with children.

Design and evaluation of a multi-epitope assembly peptide vaccine against Acinetobacter baumannii infection in mice

Multi-epitope assembly peptides, which contain B-cell epitopes, T-cell epitopes or other specific residues, have been proved to be promising vaccine candidates against several pathogens in animal models.

Approaching measles elimination in Switzerland: changing epidemiology 2007–2018

Significant efforts have been undertaken in recent years to better protect the public against measles and to combat outbreaks in Switzerland. This has resulted in a decline in incidence of measles to a historically low level and an increase in ­vaccin­ation coverage.

Supplementum 235: Annual meeting Swiss Society of Paediatrics