Federal Act
on Controlling Communicable Human Diseases
(Epidemics Act, EpidA)

¹ The can­tons shall en­cour­age people to be vac­cin­ated by:

a.

in­form­ing the per­sons ad­dressed by the vac­cin­a­tion re­com­mend­a­tions about the na­tion­al vac­cin­a­tion plan;

b.

reg­u­larly re­view­ing the vac­cin­a­tion status of chil­dren and young people who are in com­puls­ory edu­ca­tion;

c.

en­sur­ing that the per­sons ad­dressed by the vac­cin­a­tion re­com­mend­a­tions are fully vac­cin­ated.

² They may in par­tic­u­lar:

a.

of­fer vac­cin­a­tions as part of school health ser­vices;

b.

ad­min­is­ter vac­cines free of charge or sup­ply vac­cines at be­low the mar­ket price.