More opportunities for Pfizer/BioNTech vaccinations can soon be made available once more of the vaccine arrives to Hungary, according to Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office Gergely Gulyás. The minister addressed Friday’s single-day Pfizer vaccination opportunity, saying that it made it clear that people are willing to vaccinate themselves if their preferred vaccine type is available. The availability of different vaccines appears to have an impact on people’s vaccination willingness, since Hungary’s inoculation rate has noticeably slowed down since Friday’s Pfizer wave.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced last Friday morning that registration and vaccination for Pfizer/BioNTech would be available for that day alone, after which the vaccine would be set aside for 16-18-year-olds. He later added graduating teachers to this exclusion.
Coronavirus: 161 Fatalities, 1,951 New Cases Registered in Hungary
Fully 161 coronavirus patients died over the past 24 hours, while 1,951 new infections were registered in Hungary, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Saturday.
The number of active infections has decreased to 236,572. The number of people in need of hospital care has decreased: hospitals are now caring for 5,191 Covid patients, 621 of whom are on ventilators.
Since the first outbreak, 781,299 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 27,701. Fully 517,026 people have made a recovery.
There are 31,885 people in official quarantine, while 5,394,652 tests have been officially carried out.
So far 4,023,137 people have received a first jab, while 1,948,728 have been fully vaccinated.
Vaccination of 16-18 Year Olds to Begin in Hungary
After PM Viktor Orbán talked about the possibility of starting the vaccination of teenagers between 16-18 years old last week, the youngsters’ inoculation can soon commence, however, only with the Pfizer vaccine.
Viktor Orbán has ordered enough Pfizer vaccines for 16-18 year old teens, and they will be informed about the vaccination schedule in a few days.
The government has published a list of new rules to enter force when the number of Hungarians inoculated against Covid-19 reaches 4 million. The statement published on the government website kormany.hu shows that the night-time curfew will start at midnight and shops will be allowed to stay open until 11pm. People holding vaccination certificates will […]Continue reading
Friday’s vaccinations turned chaotic following Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s statement that Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines would finally be accessible to everyone on Friday, and Friday alone, since afterwards it would not be available for weeks. The vaccine registry database was overwhelmed and crashed early in the morning, likely due to thousands of people wanting to be vaccinated with the 100 thousand doses of the vaccine. Hungarians around the country, both registered and non-registered, ended up waiting in lines hundreds of meters long.
Hungary’s vaccination program has progressed quite well, with the country being second best in the EU in proportion to its population inoculated with at least one jab. However, hundreds of thousands of people have been eagerly awaiting their first shot. Some of them only wanted the more popular Western vaccines, Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna, but these, with a few exceptions, were only accessible to the elderly, healthcare workers, Olympians,
Coronavirus: 182 Fatalities, 2,365 New Cases Registered in Hungary
Fully 182 coronavirus patients died over the past 24 hours, while 2,365 new infections were registered in Hungary, koronavirus.gov.hu said on Friday.
The number of active infections has decreased to 241,429. The number of people needing hospital care has increased: now hospitals are caring for 5,937 Covid patients, 677 of whom are on ventilators.
Since the first outbreak, 779,348 infections have been registered, while fatalities have risen to 27,540. Fully 510,379 people have made a recovery.
There are 32,838 people in official quarantine, while 5,373,540 tests have been officially carried out.
So far 3,913,550 people have received a first jab, while 1,880,897 have been fully vaccinated.