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Your appointment may only be cancelled up until 4pm the day before your test. Please contact the Medical Service for another appointment.

No, it is not possible to perform this test at the Medical Service lab. You can find additional information concerning the test here

No, for legal reasons, we cannot  treat family members, but only people working on the CERN site.

We will welcome you at the infirmary for initial treatment. For further assistance we will direct you to another medical center if necessary.

No, for an intravenous treatment you have the possibility to contact a liberal nurse in France or visit a medical center/clinic in Switzerland.

You can choose a doctor in France or in Switzerland in the directory.

If it's an acute problem, you can also come to the infirmary without an appointment or make an appointment to see a Medical Service doctor.

It is not possible to express or breastfeed a baby at the infirmary. However a breastfeeding room is available a the CERN hostel :  https://cern.service-now.com/service-portal?id=kb_article&n=KB0002137

The nurses and the doctors of the Medical Service are at your disposal for any questions. You can contact the secretariat to make an appointment to see a doctor for further examination.

Feel free to come to the infirmary whenever you need to, there is a "rest room" at your disposal.

You can find information about the CERN psychologist and make an appointment by contacting the Medical Service's secretariat

No. Except during the mandatory medical examination, at your request during the examination by the doctor.

A vaccination booklet keeps track of all the vaccinations you have received.

If you don't have one or can't find it, please contact your family doctor prior to your CERN medical visit in order to check your vaccination history, especially regarding the tetanus vaccine.

If you are going on an official trip, you can make an appointment to see a CERN doctor by contacting the service's Secretariat for a vaccination follow-up.

For non-official travel, please contact your general practitioner or the Geneva Cantonal Hospital's "médecine des voyageurs" (French or German only).

For information concerning recommended vaccinations, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Travelers' Health website.

Yes, you can come to the infirmary to have them administered. Please bring the relevant prescription and your vaccination booklet if you have one. Do remember to keep your vaccine(s) in the fridge if you do not come to the infirmary straight away.