Monkeypox: vaccination & treatment

Here you will find information on the vaccination and treatment for monkeypox.

Vaccination recommendations
Vaccination
Contact details for the cantonal health authorities/contact points
Treatment
Vaccination and treatment costs
Ordinance (in German)
Further information
Documents

Vaccination is recommended for the following population groups

The goals of the vaccination are to prevent severe cases of the disease, complications and deaths, and to break monkeypox infection chains. Together with the Federal Commission for Vaccination FCV we recommend vaccination for the following population groups:

as a preventative measure for men who have sex with men and trans people with changing sexual partners;
as a preventative measure for people who are exposed to monkeypox viruses in connection with their work (e.g. healthcare professionals and staff in specialist laboratories);
for contacts of infected people

Vaccination is not currently recommended for any additional population groups.

Vaccination

The vaccine against monkey pox produced by Bavarian Nordic is now available in Switzerland (for the time being in the cantons of Basel-Stadt, Geneva, Vaud and Zurich). The cantons are responsible for organising and implementing the vaccination programme and determine where people can be vaccinated.

If you want to be vaccinated, seek advice

If you want to have the vaccination you must first consult a specialised medical professional. Please contact the cantonal health authorities for information on vaccination options and specialised medical professionals.

Contact details for the cantonal health authorities/contact points

Aargau

Cantonal Hospital Aarau
Infectious Diseases Outpatient Clinic
House 7, U1
Tellstrasse
5000 Aarau

Tel. +41 62 838 68 12
infektiologie@ksa.ch
Monkeypox vaccination | Canton Hospital Aarau (in German)

Cantonal hospital Baden
im Ergel 1
5404 Baden

Tel. +41 56 486 25 84
infektiologie@ksb.ch
Affenpocken (kantonsspitalbaden.ch) (in German)

Appenzell A.Rh

Please get in touch with the contact point for Canton St. Gallen.

Cantonal hospital St.Gallen
Clinic for Infectiology/Hospital Hygiene
House 20
Rorschacher Strasse 95
9007 St.Gallen

Tel. +41 71 494 26 32 (outpatient unit for infectious diseases)
infektiologie@kssg.ch
Anmeldung zur Affenpocken-Impfung | Klinik für Infektiologie / Spitalhygiene (infekt-kssg.ch) (in German)

Appenzell I.Rh

Please get in touch with the contact point for Canton St. Gallen.

Cantonal hospital St.Gallen
Clinic for Infectiology/Hospital Hygiene
House 20
Rorschacher Strasse 95
9007 St.Gallen

Tel. +41 71 494 26 32 (outpatient unit for infectious diseases)
infektiologie@kssg.ch
Anmeldung zur Affenpocken-Impfung | Klinik für Infektiologie / Spitalhygiene (infekt-kssg.ch) (in German)

Basel-Land

Please get in touch with the contact point for Canton Basel-Stadt:

Website der Medizinischen Dienste Basel-Stadt - Affenpocken-Impfung (in German)

Basel-Stadt

Website der Medizinischen Dienste Basel-Stadt - Affenpocken-Impfung (in German)

Bern

Campus Inselspital vaccination centre
Friedbühlstrasse 15
3008 Bern

You register for an appointment for a vaccination via the VacMe portal (German and French).

Information on monkeypox disease:
Affenpockenimpfung im Impfzentrum Inselspital - Inselspital - Universitätsspital Bern (in German)

Fribourg

You will be given information on where the vaccination takes place when you register.

Free hotline: 080 026 17 00
vaccination-covid@fr.ch
Monkeypox | Canton Freiburg

Geneva

Geneva Universityv Hospitals (HUG)

Tel. +41 22 546 55 27
mc-ge@hin.ch
Monkeypox vaccination | ge.ch

Glarus

Please get in touch with the contact point for Canton Zurich.

Affenpocken | Kanton Zürich (zh.ch) (in German)

Graubünden

Cantonal hospital infectious diseases and hospital hygiene unit:

Cantonal Hospital Graubünden
Department of Internal Medicine
Infectiology and Hospital Hygiene
Loëstrasse 170
7000 Chur

Tel. +41 81 256 75 45
infektiologie@ksgr.ch
Infektiologie/Spitalhygiene (ksgr.ch; infectious diseases and hospital hygiene)
Further information: Aids-Hilfe Graubünden (aidshilfe-gr.ch) (in German)

Jura

Variole du singe (monkeypox) - République et Canton du Jura (in French)
varioledusinge@jura.ch

Lucerne

Lucerne Cantonal Hospital:

Lucerne site
Spitalstrasse
6000 Lucerne 16

Sursee site
Spitalstrasse 16a
6210 Sursee

T 0848 553 433
impfung@luks.ch
Information on the vaccination: Affenpocken-Impfung | Luzerner Kantonsspital (luks.ch; Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, monkeypox vaccination (in German)

Neuchâtel

Health Service and Health Promotion
Serre 14
2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds

Générations Sexualités Neuchâtel (GSN)
Grand-Rue 18
2034 Peseux

Neuchâtel hospital network (RHNE)

Service infectiologie
Maladière 45
2000 Neuchâtel

Tel. +41 32 889 11 00
MedecinCantonal@ne.ch
Variole du singe - République et canton de Neuchâtel (in French)

Nidwalden

Please get in touch with the contact point for Canton Lucerne:

Lucerne Cantonal Hospital:

Lucerne site
Spitalstrasse
6000 Lucerne 16

Obwalden

Please get in touch with the contact point for Canton Lucerne:

Lucerne Cantonal Hospital:

Lucerne site
Spitalstrasse
6000 Lucerne 16

St.Gallen

Cantonal hospital of St.Gallen
Clinic for Infectiology/Hospital Hygiene
House 20
Rorschacher Strasse 95
9007 St.Gallen

Tel. +41 71 494 26 32 (outpatient unit for infectious diseases)
infektiologie@kssg.ch
Anmeldung zur Affenpocken-Impfung | Klinik für Infektiologie / Spitalhygiene (infekt-kssg.ch) (in German)

Schaffhausen

Please get in touch with the contact point for Canton Zurich.

Affenpocken | Kanton Zürich (zh.ch) (in German)

Schwyz

Please get in touch with the contact point for Canton Zurich.

Affenpocken | Kanton Zürich (zh.ch) (in German)

Solothurn

Cantonal hospital of Olten
Infectious diseases:

Tel. +41 62 3115244
Infektiologie.kso@spital.so.ch
soH | Infektiologie/Spitalhygiene | Kantonsspital Olten (solothurnerspitaeler.ch) (in German)

Civic Hospital of Solothurn
Medical outpatient unit

Tel. +41 32 627 33 26
med.amb.bss@spital.so.ch
soH | Infektiologie | Bürgerspital Solothurn (solothurnerspitaeler.ch) (in German)

Thurgau

Cantonal hospital of Münsterlingen

Infectiology consultation
Spitalcampus 1
8596 Münsterlingen

Tel. +41 71 686 16 08
infektiologie.ksm@stgag.ch
Amt für Gesundheit (tg.ch) (cantonal department of health; in German)

Ticino

Details of where you can be vaccinated will follow once the vaccine is available.

Uri

Please get in touch with the contact point for Canton Lucerne:

Lucerne Cantonal Hospital:

Lucerne site
Spitalstrasse
6000 Lucerne 16

Valais

Central Hospital Institute
Avenue Grand-Champsec 86
1950 Sion

Tel. +41 79 914 47 69
ich.vaccination@hopitalvs.ch
Vaccination de la variole du singe - Hôpital du Valais (hopitalduvalais.ch) (information about the monkeypox vaccination; in French)

Vaud

Variole du singe - VD.CH (information about the monkeypox vaccination; in French)

Zug

Please get in touch with the contact point for Canton Zurich.

Affenpocken | Kanton Zürich (zh.ch) (in German)

Zurich

Affenpocken | Kanton Zürich (zh.ch) (in German)

Further information: Patient information on vaccination against monkeypox (below, under Documents)

What off-label use means

The vaccine Jynneos® is authorised in Europe, the US, Canada and further countries. Bavarian Nordic will shortly submit an application to Swissmedic to support a potential marketing authorisation of the vaccine.

In Switzerland, vaccination with Jynneos® is initially being given on an off-label basis without authorisation. This means that Swissmedic has not approved the product in Switzerland and that the vaccination is administered without technical or patient information specific to Switzerland from the manufacturer.

If the vaccination recommendation takes into account the latest scientific findings and the person being vaccinated consents to the vaccination, it can be given on an off-label basis. Should you wish to be vaccinated, during the preliminary discussion with the medical specialist you will receive detailed information and the form with which you must declare your consent.

Unexpected symptoms following the vaccination

If you develop any unexpected symptoms following your vaccination, please see a doctor. The doctor you consult will report these symptoms to Swissmedic. You can also notify Swissmedic yourself if you prefer. You’ll find further information here at Reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions by patients (swissmedic.ch).

Meldung von vermuteten unerwünschten Arzneimittelwirkungen durch Patientinnen und Patienten (swissmedic.ch)

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