The UNIQA office at CERN (Main Building) will be closed during the two-week end-of-year closure.

We remind you that the UNIQA offices in Geneva remain closed to the public until further notice. However, you can still contact UNIQA services in Geneva by phone at +41 22 718 63 00 during the following opening periods: from 8 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and from 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. (4 p.m. on 24 and 30 December 2020) except on 25, 31 December 2020, and 1 January 2021, or by email at contact@uniqa.ch

For urgent medical assistance, you may call UNIQA Assistance +41 22 819 44 77, 24h/day throughout this period. Please note that this service only provides medical advice and urgent assistance services and is not in a position to inform you on the coverage by CHIS of medical expenses.

November 2021

As part of the flu vaccination campaign organised by the Medical Service for anyone working on the CERN site, the vaccine and the vaccination will also be free of charge for the following CHIS Members: Post-compulsory Members and Subsidiary Members over 18 years of age. This applies in particular to CERN pensioners and family members.

The vaccination takes place in Building 568 - next to Entrance A of the Meyrin site (mobility center -  the clubs area) from 1 November 2021 to 26 November 2021 from 08:30 to 12:20 and 13:30 to 16:20 on working days and by appointment only. Parking is available for the duration of the vaccination.

Registration is opened since 25 October 2021. To make an appointment, please log on to the PLAMED portal at the following address: https://plamed.web.cern.ch.

The vaccination is reserved for people with no medical contraindication. In case a contraindication is revealed by the questionnaire that will be given to you on the day of your appointment, you will not be vaccinated. In case of doubt, please contact your family doctor before making an appointment.

To facilitate the organisation and to ensure the respect of applicable health and safety measures, it is important to respect the exact time that you have been allocated for your appointment. In the event that you cannot come for your appointment, please cancel it directly in the PLAMED portal.

November 2020

As part of the flu vaccination campaign organised by the CERN Medical Service, the vaccine and the vaccination are free of charge to CHIS Members: Post-compulsory Members and Subsidiary Members. This applies in particular to pensioners and family members.

Vaccinations will take place in Building 33 - Visitors Reception - Meyrin from 2 November to 27 November 2020, on working days from 08:30 to 12:20 and 13:30 to 17:20, within the limits of available vaccine stocks and upon an appointment.

Only this vaccination point will be accessible, as access inside CERN remains restricted.
We remind you that wearing a type 1 surgical mask is compulsory for access to the vaccination point. If you do not have one the day of your appointment, we can provide you one.

For the time of your appointment, you can park next to the Globe. If the gate does not open automatically, call CSA on the intercom and explain that you come for the vaccination campaign at the Reception.

Registration are opened since the 26 October 2020

To make an appointment, you must log on to the PLAMED portal at the following address: https://plamed.web.cern.ch. To facilitate the organisation and to ensure the respect of health and safety measures, it is important to respect the exact time that you have been allocated. In the event that you cannot come for your appointment, please cancel it directly in the PLAMED portal.

Members of personnel are reminded that their spouses who have “travailleur frontalier” (cross-border commuter) status are obliged to formally choose a health insurance system (Swiss or French) within three months of taking up employment in Switzerland.

The choice of health insurance system is irrevocable and cannot be changed at a later date, except under very specific conditions¹.

Those who do not exercise their option risk being automatically enrolled in the Swiss health insurance system (LAMal). In this case, we are bound to inform you that the Swiss insurer has the right to issue a penalty that could amount to the equivalent of several years of contributions, even if your spouse was already insured in France. We therefore recommend that you strictly adhere to this three months deadline.

We would also like to remind you that since starting work in Switzerland typically entails important changes to the person’s health insurance status and/or the income of their spouse, staff members and fellows must complete a SHIPID declaration. This must be done within the 30 calendar days following the spouse’s taking up employment in Switzerland or receiving the first payslip communicating the gross income.

7 August 2020

Following the implementation of the new portal myUNIQA.ch since 1st April 2020, UNIQA has also deployed a smartphone application whose main functions are to :

• take pictures of your invoices and send your claims,
• follow the processing of your requests,
• access emergency numbers and your virtual insurance card,
• find the closest approved health provider,
• view or download your covers and documents.

To use it, download and open the MyUNIQA application depending on your browser:

Login with your email and password for the myUNIQA.ch portal.

Reimbursement of COVID-19 Tests as of 1 January 2023