The Federal Government is allowing cantons to run down their stocks of vaccines to push first doses.
There are rules in place to make sure the cantons do have enough doses to allow the second jab within a three-week window.
But the government says there will be a further 8 million doses arriving from next month, which allows some flexibility.
The move will allow cantons to vaccinate more people faster with the first dose.
Pensioners flee Switzerland
More and more pensioners are deciding to live outside Switzerland as this county is just too expensive – especially for healthcare.
Weather switch worries bee keepers
Following the worries the wine makers are having with the cold weather – bee keepers also say the spring harvest of honey is under threat as bees are not foraging in the low temperatures.
Man injured in snow grooming accident
A man is in critical condition after the snow grooming machine he was driving fell 400 meters down a slope.
Lack of oxygen in lake
There are worries the winter wasn’t cold enough to allow for the mixing of the waters of Lake Geneva.
Restaurant owner claimed CHF250k in covid loans
A restaurant owner in canton Lucerne is in court accused of fraud. During the pandemic, he claimed CHF 250,000 in emergency loans.
Waves of job cuts at UBS
A leak suggests waves of job cuts are coming at UBS.
