Swissmedic fines Coop Vitality for misleading COVID-19 vaccine advertising

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Coop Vitality was fined by Swissmedic for misleading COVID-19 vaccine advertising. The pharmacy chain promoted the vaccine with a slogan implying it protected others, which Swissmedic deemed misleading based on current official recommendations. This ruling pertains solely to advertising law, not pandemic policy, as vaccine effectiveness against transmission varied over time.


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