Hungary’s vaccination rate is one of the best in the world, half of the Hungarian population has been vaccinated at least once. Unfortunately, vaccinations are slowing down, and we are not where we expected to be at this point. Previously the government set seven million vaccinations as the goal, but now that milestone has been lowered to six million. Not only are there a large number of people who do not want to get vaccinated at all, many registered individuals are postponing their inoculations.
According to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), roughly 1.5 million adults (18 percent of the population) in Hungary do not want to accept any kind of vaccine. To achieve herd immunity, Hungary would need at least 75-85 percent of its population to be vaccinated.
Vaccination Pace Recedes as People Wait for Pfizer
In recent days, the vaccination pace has significantly decreased in Hungary, because most of the people are waiting for the vaccine of their choice.
Most Hungarians would rather be vaccinated with Pfizer or Moderna, while there are hundreds of thousands of other vaccines in stock. Millions more vaccinations are needed to achieve herd immunity, however many people, when they have the chance to pick and choose the jab they want, would rather go with “Western” vaccinations, except for AstraZeneca. In light of this news, the government might need to reevaluate its vaccination strategy this upcoming month. However, with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine expected to arrive in huge quantities, maybe everyone can have the vaccine of their choice in a few weeks.