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Poll finds Swiss reluctant over swine flu jab

This content was published on Nov 1, 2009 The poll in the SonntagsBlick newspaper published on Sunday showed that 86.4 per cent of those asked were against having a preventative jab. On October 30 the health authorities announced that vaccinations against the H1N1 flu virus in Switzerland would be carried out in two phases beginning in mid-November. The Federal Health Office recommends inoculating…

H1N1 vaccine campaign to begin mid-November

This content was published on Oct 30, 2009 “We have at our disposal products that are tested and safe,” Thomas Zeltner, the office’s outgoing director, told media in Bern on Friday. Switzerland has ordered 13 million doses of vaccine from Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline. Zeltner said a second phase, in which anyone wanting a jab could get one, would take place around two weeks…

Dossier on the minaret controversy in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 28, 2009 Switzerland’s system of direct democracy enables any citizen or pressure group to demand a change in the constitution if they can collect 100,000 signatures within 18 months. In July 2008 the rightwing Swiss People’s Party handed in an initiative, “Against the Construction of Minarets”, to the government with 113,540 valid signatures. The text is just…

Damaged solar car withdraws from race

This content was published on Oct 25, 2009 Switzerland’s entry in the 3,000km race, the world’s toughest test for solar cars, incurred serious damage to the front wheel, engine and steering system. The team had been working to fix the problems. The week-long World Solar Challenge started on Sunday. After discovering the damage, the Swisspirit team was on Friday given another 24 hours…

Damaged solar car expected to race

This content was published on Oct 23, 2009 Switzerland’s entry in the 3,000km race, the world’s toughest test for solar cars, incurred serious damage to the front wheel, engine and steering system in transit, but the team has done its best to fix it. The World Solar Challenge starts on Sunday, and the Swisspirit team was on Friday given another 24 hours until…

All birth control pills said to carry same risks

This content was published on Oct 22, 2009 Those are the findings of a review of birth control pills conducted by Swissmedic, the country’s medicines supervisory authority, after a 16-year-old woman who took the oral contraceptive Yasmin became severely disabled. Nine women in Switzerland have died from complications connected to oral contraceptives since 1990, including a woman in September who had been taking…

Human-research law takes shape

This content was published on Oct 21, 2009 It has sent a draft law to parliament for approval. The proposal spells out how the principles of a new constitutional article on human research are to be implemented. Lawmakers approved the article in September. However, this change to the constitution is subject to a nationwide referendum due to take place in March 2010. The…

“Nuclear cent” eco tax fuels criticism

This content was published on Oct 20, 2009 Energy Minister Moritz Leuenberger says the government is looking into a “nuclear cent” tax that would be levied on extra profits made by nuclear plants that extend their working life beyond the current 40 years. Nuclear power stations have been given a new lease of life, with the previous working limit of 40 years now…

European team discovers 32 exoplanets

This content was published on Oct 19, 2009 The discovery by the European team, which includes Geneva University astronomer Stéphane Udry, has increased the number of planets discovered outside the solar system to 400. The planets found range from around five times the size of Earth to around five times the size of Jupiter. Udry believes the latest findings support the theory that…

Jung’s Red Book fires curiosity in New York

This content was published on Oct 17, 2009 The exhibition coincides with the publication of the Red Book, giving the public their first look into a book the Zurich psychologist’s descendants have protected for decades. Jung filled the pages of the red leather-bound book with meticulously written calligraphic script, in both German and Latin, and intricate, colourful paintings. “It’s remarkable because in the…

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