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COVID-19 vaccinations in the canton of Basel-Landschaft
- Anyone aged 5 and over
- Women who are pregnant (to protect the mother and unborn child) or breastfeeding
- People who have recovered from COVID (since infection acts like a dose of vaccine, only one dose of vaccine is necessary)
Only the mRNA vaccines are recommended for adolescents aged 5 to 17 years, pregnant and breastfeeding women and people with weakened immune systems.
- It minimises the risk of infection with the coronavirus.
- It prevents severe cases of COVID-19 and long COVID.
- It reduces the risk of passing on the virus. • It thus reduces the strain on the healthcare system. • It helps give you more freedom in your everday life.
The COVID-19 vaccination enables your body to build specific immune defences against the virus. When the body is exposed to the virus it can then tackle it and prevent you from getting ill. In other words, the vaccination strengthens and trains your immune system to target and deal with the coronavirus.
In Switzerland, every vaccine has to be authorised. This means it must meet stringent safety, efficacy and quality requirements. Swissmedic, the Swiss agency for the authorisation and supervision of therapeutic products, has closely examined and approved the vaccinations for COVID-19. They are safe and they work.