| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| NPI | Non-pharmaceutical intervention |
| SFG | Swiss Federal Government |
| P1–P6 | Interview participants No. (n = 1–6) |
| SFC | Swiss Federal Council |
| ETH | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich |
| MHI | Mandatory health insurance |
| THE | Total health expenditure |
| NCS-TF | Swiss National COVID-19 Science Task Force |
| FOPH | Federal Office of Public Health |
| EPFL | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
| GP | General practitioner |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |