Switzerland

Whoever Controls the Funding Controls the Agenda: Marcel Egger's Dual Role in Switzerland's COVID Regime

24 June 2026·415 words·2 mins

Pandemic Politics Marcel Egger SNF Switzerland COVID-19 Science Task Force Conflict of Interest Research Funding Coronadenkmal

Marcel Egger simultaneously sat on the SNF Research Council (funding) and chaired the Swiss COVID-19 Science Task Force (guidelines). That is not a coincidence — it is system architecture.

Moderna Contracts Unredacted? What Switzerland Now Discloses — and What It Doesn't

17 April 2026·Updated: 1 May 2026·1306 words·7 mins

Politics Moderna Switzerland BAG Vaccine Contracts Transparency Liability Von Der Leyen

Switzerland is getting serious about transparency — at least on paper. Following a ruling by the Federal Administrative Court, the Federal Office of Public Health (BAG) on 17 April 2026 published the procurement contracts for Covid-19 vaccines [1]. Among them: Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer, Janssen, AstraZeneca, CureVac. Unredacted, as the court demanded.

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