This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 infection How long does the vaccination protection last? According to the current state of studies, the question of the duration of vaccination protection cannot be answered in a blanket manner, but varies depending on vulnerability characteristics such as…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Corona vaccination Vaccination interval for convalescents All persons with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection are recommended to receive Covid-19 vaccination starting at four weeks (minimal interval) and within three months of infection with a single dose of vaccine,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Swiss vaccination campaign Vaccination recommendation for all 12-15 year olds Based on current data, EKIF and BAG conclude the following: vaccination is recommended for all adolescents aged 12-15 years to protect against common mild and very rare severe covid-19 disease.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Long COVID Drug against autoantibodies helps Thanks to a drug originally developed to combat heart disease, a team of doctors at the Eye Clinic of the University Hospital Erlangen (D) has succeeded in an individual healing…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 in children Strong respiratory anti-viral immunity protects children from severe course of COVID-19 Children also become infected with SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, but have a very low risk of severe COVID-19 compared to adults. A team of scientists from the Berlin Institute of Health at…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 vaccination campaign Preventing overburdening of the healthcare system – still an important motto A scientific update from the Swiss National Covid-19 Science Taskforce released in early August shows that the weekly number of vaccine doses administered in Switzerland has declined sharply since early…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Uniform financing of outpatient and inpatient services Will the rope pulling soon come to an end? Back in 2009, the parliamentary initiative “Financing healthcare services from a single source” was submitted – and supported by virtually all players in the healthcare sector. However, little has changed…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 Routine dermatological care in times of pandemic For about a year now, the COVID-19 pandemic has been shaping daily life in most medical and social settings. Among the multitude of pandemic aspects affecting the daily lives of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Swiss Vaccination Plan 2021 Vaccination in chronic diseases – an update Vaccinations for other vaccine-preventable infections should not be neglected during the corona pandemic. Various congenital, disease-acquired, and iatrogenically induced conditions are associated with immune system suppression and therefore require consideration…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Dermatoses in pandemic times: Therapy of the overreacting immune system Weighing the use of biologics – therapy can usually be carried out without hesitation Severe skin diseases are nowadays successfully treated with system-modulating or system-suppressive drugs. With the onset of the corona pandemic, dermatologists asked themselves how to proceed with the therapy of systemically…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Vitamin supplementation COVID-19 and vitamin D: sticking to the facts Recent scientific publications have brought back into focus the debate on a possible protective role of vitamin D supplementation for severe COVID-19 progression. When interpreting the study findings, however, it…
